Baird government plans to dilute CSG approval process for new gas wells

By Peter Hannam - Sydney Morning Herald
Updated November 28 2014 - 1:09pm, first published 12:30pm

The Baird government plans to loosen coal seam gas rules allowing exploration to proceed without environmental impact statements, spurning recent recommendations from the Chief Scientist for more openness in the industry.

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