Baird government plans to dilute CSG approval process for new gas wells

By Peter Hannam
Updated November 28 2014 - 2:18am, first published 2:05am
''All gas exploration will still have to go through a rigorous assessment process'': Energy Minister Anthony Roberts  Photo: Julie Lyford
''All gas exploration will still have to go through a rigorous assessment process'': Energy Minister Anthony Roberts Photo: Julie Lyford
''All gas exploration will still have to go through a rigorous assessment process'': Energy Minister Anthony Roberts  Photo: Julie Lyford
''All gas exploration will still have to go through a rigorous assessment process'': Energy Minister Anthony Roberts Photo: Julie Lyford
''All gas exploration will still have to go through a rigorous assessment process'': Energy Minister Anthony Roberts  Photo: Julie Lyford
''All gas exploration will still have to go through a rigorous assessment process'': Energy Minister Anthony Roberts Photo: Julie Lyford
''All gas exploration will still have to go through a rigorous assessment process'': Energy Minister Anthony Roberts  Photo: Julie Lyford
''All gas exploration will still have to go through a rigorous assessment process'': Energy Minister Anthony Roberts Photo: Julie Lyford

The Baird government plans to loosen coal seam gas rules allowing exploration to proceed without environmental impact statements, spurning recent recommendations from the Chief Scientist for more openness in the industry.

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