Documents released under FOI present unique South Wales meets national standards in just four of 15 areas for ‘one-stop shop mining approvals The federal government agreed to hand over environmental powers to the unique South Wales government despite the state not assembly the required standards to protect threatened species and ecosystems, internal documents have shown.
A federal government assessment of NSW’s environment laws found that the state met the national standard in just four of 15 areas. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com