Government urged to reject plan to release CSG wastewater near ‘bum-breathing’ turtle’s Queensland habitat
An independent expert report found Santos’ proposed releases could have ‘major impacts’ in the Dawson River
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Campaigners are calling on the federal government to stop Santos from releasing untreated coal seam gas wastewater into a Queensland river that provides critical habitat to two species of threatened “bum-breathing” turtles.
The oil and gas company has approval to dig an additional 6,100 gas wells near Roma, in the state’s south west.
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