Adani wins one of last two permits it needs for Australia coal mine

The Australian state of Queensland on Friday approved Adani Enterprise’s management plan for an endangered bird at the site for a controversial coal mine, leaving only one more permit before construction can start on the project.

India’s Adani has been working for a decade to obtain approvals to develop the Carmichael mine in the remote Galilee Basin, but the process has been slow as the project has become a touchstone for concerns about climate change.

“The Department of Environment and Science (DES) approved Adani’s black-throated finch management plan,” the Queensland regulator said.