Papua New Guinea Parliamentarian Quits Government Over Controversial Environmental Law Change

Papua New Guinea Parliamentarian Quits Government Over Controversial Environmental Law Change   A Papua New Guinea MP has resigned from the government coalition in protest at changes to environmental laws, aimed at protecting a controversial Chinese-run nickel mine in Madang province.   Ken Fairweather, whose Sumkar electorate includes a number of islands off the Madang coast, says the plan to dump tailings in Basamuk Bay will cause irreversible damage there.   He says the amendments will...

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