联邦环境部长 Tanya Plibersek 对天然气勘探对 Beetaloo 盆地水资源的影响展开调查，引发了北领地政府的强烈反对。 Federal Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek launches inquiry into gas exploration's effects on Beetaloo Basin water resources, sparking NT government backlash.

联邦环境部长Tanya Plibersek已发起一项调查,调查天然气勘探对北部地区Betetaloo盆地水资源的影响,这引起了北部地区政府的反弹。 Federal Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek has launched an inquiry into gas exploration's effects on water resources in the Beetaloo Basin, Northern Territory, which has prompted backlash from the NT government. 他们辩称这项调查阻碍去年批准的天然气开采。 They argue this inquiry hinders gas extraction, which was approved last year. 绿党参议员莎拉·汉森-杨 （Sarah Hanson-Young） 声称，Plibersek 可以利用现有立法停止水力压裂法，而北领地官员则为该行业的监管辩护，认为这对经济复苏至关重要。 Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young claims Plibersek could halt fracking using existing legislation, while NT officials defend the industry's regulation as vital for economic recovery.