Dr Mehreen Faruqi

Greens NSW MP

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Greens call for Moratorium on Maules Creek Mine Clearing

Posted on 09/02/2018

Greens call for Moratorium on Maules Creek Mine Clearing

Media Release 8 February 2017 Greens call for Moratorium on Maules Creek Mine Clearing Greens NSW MP and Environment Spokesperson, Dr Mehreen Faruqi MLC, has called for a moratorium on clearing for the Maules Creek coal mine in North Western NSW near the Leard Forest. Whitehaven Coal will begin clearing on February 15, including a […]

Filed Under: Animal Welfare, Animal Welfare, Environment, Environment, Media Releases, Portfolios Tagged With: coal, Maules Creek

Question Without Notice: Coal Contamination

Posted on 11/05/2017

Question Without Notice: Coal Contamination

Dr MEHREEN FARUQI (15:09): I direct my question to the Minister for Resources, Minister for Energy and Utilities, Minister for the Arts, and Vice-President of the Executive Council, representing the Minister for the Environment. Given the article in the March 2017 edition of the World Coal magazine stating that the environmental effects of coal are […]

Filed Under: Environment, Parliament, Portfolios, Questions Tagged With: coal, coal dust, environmental policy, impact, negative impact

Adjournment Speech: Clean Air is A Fundamental Right

Posted on 04/04/2017

Adjournment Speech: Clean Air is A Fundamental Right

Dr MEHREEN FARUQI ( 18:48 ): Clean air is a fundamental right for all people. Unfortunately, many in New South Wales are denied that right because of pollution from coalmining, coal-fired power plants, wood smoke and motor vehicles. The situation is further compounded by lax laws that do not appropriately punish polluters and inadequate standards […]

Filed Under: Environment, Parliament, Portfolios, Speeches, Uncategorized Tagged With: clean air, coal, pollution

Question Without Notice: Namoi Valley Air Quality Monitoring Near Coal Mines

Posted on 24/08/2016

Question Without Notice: Namoi Valley Air Quality Monitoring Near Coal Mines

NAMOI VALLEY AIR QUALITY MONITORING Dr MEHREEN FARUQI ( 14:45 ): My question without notice is directed to the Minister for Ageing, and Minister for Disability Services, representing the Minister for the Environment. Why is the Government allowing coal companies to get away with having dodgy air— The PRESIDENT: Order! There is too much noise […]

Filed Under: Environment, Parliament, Portfolios, Questions Tagged With: air quality, coal, EPA

Question on Notice: Macquarie Perch

Posted on 09/08/2016

Question on Notice: Macquarie Perch

1077 – Primary Industries – MACQUARIE PERCH Faruqi, Mehreen to the Minister for Primary Industries, and Minister for Lands and Water Is any section of the Wollangambe River considered indicative or historical habitat of the Macquarie Perch? If yes, which sections? How close is this habitat from the site of Centennial Coal’s Clarence Colliery? What […]

Filed Under: Environment, Parliament, Portfolios, Questions Tagged With: coal, fishery, macquarie perch, Wollangambe

Greens MP Stands with Liverpool Plains Farmers against Destructive Watermark Coal Mine

Posted on 10/02/2016

Greens MP Stands with Liverpool Plains Farmers against Destructive Watermark Coal Mine

MEDIA RELEASE 10 February 2016 Greens NSW MP and Environment Spokesperson, Dr Mehreen Faruqi MLC has visited the Liverpool Plains to stand with farmers and the community against the proposed Watermark coal mine. Dr Faruqi said: “I have had such an inspiring visit, touring the area with members of the Liverpool Plains Youth, a group of […]

Filed Under: Environment, Environment, Media Releases, Portfolios Tagged With: coal, farming, farms, koalas, mining, shenhua

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