Alcoa under investigation for alleged breaches of state mining agreement

Just days after being forced to pay $55 million for unlawfully clearing land in the world's only jarrah forest, it is revealed Alcoa is under investigation for alleged breaches of its agreement with ...
Australian Greens

DWER investigating potential breach that could spell the end of Alcoa’s free pass to mine without EPA approval

The Greens (WA) have unearthed evidence indicating Alcoa has breached its 2023 Exemption Order by conducting restricted mining activities too close to a 400-year-old Jarrah tree in the Huntly mine ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Regulator investigates alleged breach of Alcoa's mining exemption conditions

Alcoa is being investigated by WA's environmental regulator over allegations it mined too close to a large jarrah tree. "Significant trees" are protected under special exemption conditions allowing ...
The West Australian

DWER wants ‘proactive’ dust suppression at ‘high’ risk Greenbushes lithium mine

Potential risks posed by dust from the massive Greenbushes lithium operation are “high”, but the State Government’s regulator believes it can be managed. WA’s Department of Water and Environmental ...
Mining Technology

VRX Silica receives works approval for Arrowsmith silica project in Australia

The project aims to serve the foundry, container glass and flat-glass markets in Asia. Credit: Rozi Afdi/Shutterstock.com. VRX Silica has secured works approval from the Department of Water and ...
The Guardian

WA government put ‘very rosy spin’ on report into Woodside emissions at Murujuga, scientist’s private email says

Report part of a project used in lobbying effort to dismiss UN concerns that industrial emissions were damaging 50,000-year-old ancient rock art Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates ...
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WA Budget to boost water assessment capacity

The Western Australian Government will invest $16.7 million to support key environmental and water resource assessments throughout the state. The investment comes through Western Australia’s 2025–26 ...
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State Budget Adds $16.7M to Boost Assessments

More than $9 million allocated to boost Western Australia's environmental assessment and licensing capacity New funding for EPA and DWER to support investment certainty, economic activity $3 million ...
The Canberra Times

'Poor management': regulator in hot water over licences

In one of Australia's driest states, authorities are not monitoring how much water is being pumped from the ground or if it's taken legally, a report says.
mining

WA’s one-stop shop for environmental incidents

The Western Australian Government has created an Environment WAtch website to deliver up-to-date information on environmental incidents and pollution responses in the state. This news comes after the ...
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