Adani knew of Abbot Point pollution risk before spill, conservationists say

It and the Queensland government were aware polluted water could spill during 2017 cyclone, says Mackay Conservation Group

Adani and the Queensland government were aware that polluted water could be released from the company’s Abbot Point coal terminal during cyclone Debbie in 2017, conservationists say.

Adani was granted a temporary emissions licence on 27 March last year, before cyclone Debbie made landfall, to pollute the nearby Caley Valley wetlands in an area referred to as W1.

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