NSW Environment Minister Cops Backlash on Air Pollution Bill

The NSW Environment Minister Matt Kean proposed the Clean Air Strategy in March this year.

The bill has since received backlash from several Ministers in the cabinet, who raise concern that the bill will stigmatise regional communities who are dependent on coal industry for their local economy.

Minister Kean maintain that the bill is proposing strategies

Tina Quinn spoke with Minister Matt Kean about the backlash to the bill and concerns the federal government will continue to set unambitious emission’s targets.

First aired on The Wire, Wednesday 18 August 2021