Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek faces her first legal challenge over fossil fuels as an environment group seeks to force her to overturn her decision to rule out global warming as a factor when she assesses coal mine development applications.
Environment Council of Central Queensland president Christine Carlisle, left, and Environmental Justice Australia lawyer Retta Berryman are launching legal action against Tanya Plibersek.The Environment Council of Central Queensland has asked Plibersek to factor in the potential damage from global warming caused by emissions from 19 coal and gas projects currently awaiting federal approval.
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