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Australia's Top Methane-Polluting Mine Expands Despite Backlash
March 12, 2026
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Environmental groups are calling for federal intervention after the Queensland government approved the extension of Australia's most methane-polluting open-cut coalmine, the Hail Creek mine.
The Queensland government has approved a proposed expansion of the Hail Creek coalmine, a move that has drawn widespread criticism from environmental groups. Hail Creek, located in central Queensland, is responsible for producing 20% of Australia's coalmine methane while only accounting for 1% of the country's coal.
Conservationists have described the Hail Creek mine as a
