The NSW Greens will push the new Labor government to close a major coal mine that has been operating in the northern Illawarra since 1887.
Former environment minister James Griffin called footage of the spill "disturbing" and "completely unacceptable".
The variation requires Peabody to "conduct a detailed analysis of potential pollutants and contaminants that could discharge into the waterways". But Ms Higginson said the measures were not good enough and Labor needed to formulate a plan to close the mine. Ms Stewart said she stood by her earlier comments but now also pointed to a need to continue mining metallurgical coal until the science caught up."We need to look at science which must guide planning decisions in the future, so it's about walking and chewing gum at the same time.
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