The Hunter Valley already has the worst PM10* air pollution in New South Wales.   DEA considers that the Glendell expansion proposal is not in the national or local community interest and should be rejected on the grounds of local air quality impacts and on global climate grounds, which have severe adverse health impacts at both a local and global scale. 

*PM10 is defined as particulate matter less than 10 micrometers in diameter.

Read DEA’s full submission to the NSW Planning Department here