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Australia Great Barrier Reef dredge dumping plan approved
Source: BBC
31 January 2014 Last updated at 12:21 GMT
Australia Great Barrier Reef dredge dumping plan approved
Australian authorities have approved a project to dump dredged sediment in the Great Barrier Reef marine park as part of a project to create one of the world's biggest coal ports.
The decision was made by the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority.
Scientists had urged it not to back the project, saying the sediment could smother or poison coral.
Several companies want to use the Abbot Point port to export coal reserves from the Galilee Basin area.
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Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-25974608
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doesn't make any sense.
