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Coal export imperils Great Barrier Reef's World Heritage Status

Marc Howe | January 28, 2013 | 4:56 am Energy Australia Coal 

Australia's Great Barrier Reef, considered one of the world's preeminent natural wonders, could be deprived of its World Heritage Site status by UNESCO following claims the Queensland government has failed to protect it from the impact of its coal industry....

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