Adani fined for dumping coal-laden stormwater into sea at Abbot Point

Dumped water containing over eight times the permitted amount of sediment was released by family-linked company during Cyclone Debbie in MarchAn Adani company has been fined by the Queensland government for its unauthorised release of coal-laden stormwater into the sea at its Abbot Point port during a cyclone in March.The coal port operator, which dumped water containing more than eight times the permitted amount of sediment during Cyclone Debbie on 27 March, was issued a $12,190 penalty for a technical breach on 20 July. Continue reading...