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Environmental watchdog rules still too restrictive: Australian oil and gas body

AUSTRALIA's oil and gas industry have condoned new rules introduced by the Western Australian Environmental Protection Authority, saying revised regulations reflected a "more pragmatic and workable approach" to emissions management than those previously proposed by the watchdog.

Environmental watchdog rules still too restrictive: Australian oil and gas body

  However the oil and gas sector still maintains the EPA is encroaching on federal policies when it comes to climate change mitigation, and essentially duplicating rules for large LNG projects.  ...

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