Gas company Linc Energy has been found guilty of causing serious environmental harm at its underground coal gasification (UCG) plant on Queensland’s western Darling Downs.
Linc Energy was charged with five counts of wilfully and unlawfully causing environmental harm between 2007 and 2013 at Chinchilla.
The corporation pleaded not guilty to the offences at the beginning of the 10-week trial in the District Court in Brisbane.
Linc Energy did not defend itself in court because it is in liquidation, so no-one was in the dock or at the bar table representing the defence….
Read the full article at: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-04-09/court-linc-energy-guilty-serious-environmental-harm-ucg-plant/9632964
