Coal waste spill threatens Blue Mountains World Heritage area

By Peter Hannam
Updated July 3 2015 - 10:37am, first published 12:00am

The NSW Environment Protection Authority is investigating a spill of coal waste and water from the Clarence Colliery mine near Lithgow into the Wollangambe River which flows into the Blue Mountains World Heritage area.

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