The NSW Labor government has approved all seven proposed coal mine expansions it has received. Photo: Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS

Stricter processes are needed to prevent authorities from overlooking the climate impacts caused by coal mine expansions, experts warn.

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All seven proposed expansions put to the NSW Labor government since it came to power in 2023 have been approved.

A further 19 are under assessment, despite a recent landmark court ruling finding the planning commission failed to consider the climate impacts of the state's largest coal mine expansion in 2022.

The project's ap

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