to the Supreme Court of Appeal in July. The legal victory of Treasure the Karoo Action Group and others means that environmental regulation of mining activities has been taken out of the hands of the Department of Mineral Resources.
And yet, in June 2015, the Minister of Mineral Resources promulgated new regulations under the Minerals and Petroleum Resources Development Act regulating the management of the environmental impacts of exploration or production of petroleum.
The biggest potential negative impact of fracking on the environment, the parties before the court agreed, is the emission of pollution and the contamination of both surface and groundwater. Given the water scarcity of the Karoo, the contamination of the groundwater “may, in particular, be disastrous” says the judgment.
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