澳大利亚昆士兰州土地法院已批准怀特黑文煤炭公司拟议的10亿美元煤矿扩建项目，驳回了环保组织提起的法律挑战。该裁决为该项目在该州煤炭资源丰富的鲍文盆地扫清了一道重大监管障碍。怀特黑文现在可以继续推进，争取政府的最终批准。
Australia's Queensland Land Court has approved Whitehaven Coal's proposed $1 billion mine expansion, rejecting a legal challenge from a conservation group. The ruling clears a major regulatory hurdle for the project in the state's coal-rich Bowen Basin. Whitehaven can now proceed toward final government approvals.
昆士兰州土地法院已批准怀特黑文煤炭公司扩建一座价值约10亿美元煤矿的申请，驳回了环保组织就该项目的环境影响提起的法律挑战。这一裁决消除了该项目在该州鲍文盆地面临的最后法律障碍之一，该地区已经拥有怀特黑文的几处现有业务。
Queensland's Land Court has approved Whitehaven Coal's application to expand a proposed coal mine worth roughly $1 billion, dismissing a legal challenge brought by a conservation group over the project's environmental impact. The decision removes one of the final legal obstacles facing the development in the state's Bowen Basin, a region that already hosts several of Whitehaven's existing operations.
该环保组织曾主张，扩建将增加大量温室气体排放并威胁当地生态系统，但法院认定该公司的缓解承诺足以让项目继续推进。怀特黑文是澳大利亚最大的独立煤炭生产商，近年来已推进多个扩建项目，尽管一些贷款机构和保险公司对为新煤炭开发项目融资愈发谨慎。
The conservation group had argued the expansion would add significant greenhouse gas emissions and threaten local ecosystems, but the court found the company's mitigation commitments sufficient to proceed. Whitehaven is Australia's largest independent coal producer and has pursued several expansion projects in recent years even as some lenders and insurers grow more cautious about financing new coal developments.
尽管已获得法院裁决，怀特黑文仍需获得州和联邦环境部长的批准才能开始建设。该公司尚未给出该煤矿何时可以开始产煤的明确时间表。
With the court ruling secured, Whitehaven still needs sign-off from state and federal environment ministers before construction can begin. The company has not given a firm timeline for when the mine could start producing coal.