The CLP Government’s proposed changes to laws affecting the NT’s water plans will see the legal requirement for water to be allocated for the environment scrapped, which critics say is the government’s latest attack on the environment, while scientists warn the amendments to the Act and other changes will put NT rivers and other water sources “at risk”.

Amendments to the Water Act and Environment Protection Act, as well as several other acts, comes as the government plans increased development of major water-consuming projects, including fracking operations, datacentres, and large agricultural projects, with calls for the Federal Government to intervene to protect the Territory’s water resources.

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