The Western Australian government's view that greenhouse gas isn't a pollutant is "no longer defensible", the WA Conservation Council has told the state's Appeals Convenor. Read more...
Western Australia has proposed regulations that would allow companies to apply to have the state government act as the sole environmental decision-maker for their projects. Read more...
The Western Australian government has faced questions in Parliament over its decision to approve Woodside's greenhouse gas abatement program for its proposed Pluto LNG expansion. Read more...
Approvals relating to Woodside's Pluto project and the Waitsia 2 gas development are candidates for a new climate duty of care test case under consideration by the WA Conservation Council. Read more...
Alinta says a proposed expansion of its Port Hedland gas plant will significantly cut its carbon emissions, and has pledged to use offsets as a back-up if its emissions end up being higher. Read more...
Woodside will invest heavily in Western Australian vegetation projects to partially offset emissions from its Pluto LNG plant, but has opted for cheap international carbon units to meet a related offset obligation. Read more...
Pilbara Ports Authority has failed in a bid to reinstate a condition that allowed it to exceed throughput limits specified in its environmental licence. Read more...
A Wesfarmers-backed lithium refinery will cut its net emissions by 38% within 10 years, after the Western Australian EPA requested stronger carbon commitments. Read more...
