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The #HighCourt has found planning authorities are required to consider local #climatechange effects when approving #fossilfuel projects. 3 of the 5 judges found in favour of a Hunter Valley residents' group, which halted the #MountPleasant mine expansion last year in the #NSW Court of Appeal. The High Court agreed & the case is expected to have national implications for the way fossil fuel project approvals take #globalemissions & local climate change impacts into account. #auspol
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A POLITICO investigation reveals more than 100 open records requests demanding documents from climate scientists nationwide. Conservative organizations are filing open records requests by the dozens..demanding emails, research drafts, correspondence with law firms and other documents from academics studying #climatechange Targets and their allies say it’s all an effort to undermine the role climate #research is playing in litigation against U.S. #fossilfuel companies https://www.politico.com/news/2026/09/28/climate-science-conservative-documents-universities-01065669
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