How the North West Shelf expansion risks Murujuga’s 50,000-year-old rock art
An expert, independent of government and industry, explains how prolonged industrial activity on the Burrup Peninsula in WA endangers an Australian marvel.
How the North West Shelf expansion risks Murujuga’s 50,000-year-old rock art
An expert, independent of government and industry, explains how prolonged industrial activity on the Burrup Peninsula in WA endangers an Australian marvel.
Alcoa's plans to mine WA's jarrah forest for 20 more years released
WA's environmental watchdog will consider the risk to Perth's water supply and whether the US miner can rehabilitate the forest it strip-mines.
Industry slams Woodside's 'bare minimum' supply of gas to WA from Pluto
Alcoa, Wesfarmers and other big gas users in WA want Woodside to deliver what it agreed with the state government.
Woodside spills 16,000 litres of oil into ocean north of Ningaloo
The company that thinks a damaging oil spill from its planned drilling near Scott Reef is "only a mere theoretical possibility" weeks ago accidentally released a cocktail of hydrocarbons, chemicals and water into the Indian Ocean.
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Green light for gas: North West Shelf gas plant cleared to run until 2070
Federal environment minister Murray Watt did not have to consider climate impacts when making his decision.
UN set to reject Murujuga World Heritage listing due to industrial pollution
The draft of a decision to be made in July tells the Australian Government to remove polluting industries - such as Woodside's North West Shelf plant - from the area.
Santos to shut Bayu Undan gas project: next steps are crucial
Whether the facility can be used for carbon storage or has to be decommissioned has billion-dollar implications for Santos and its partners.
Will Australia revisit the deal that led a Pittsburgh firm to depend on the ore beneath its trees?
Destroyed forest. Threatened water supply. Toxic towns. Mountains of residue. Will the WA Government demand better?
Labor MP lashes "untrustworthy, grubby" Chevron for sending Aussie engineering jobs to India
Chevron's disregard for requirements to use WA labour where practical, and to insist its contractors do the same, has been blasted in WA's Parliament.
Alcoa’s Australian refineries drove flight from two towns, and its waste threatens a third
Kwinana and Yarloop have suffered from Alcoa's toxic dust - is Pinjarra next?
Can Murray Watt fix Australia’s broken nature laws? First stop, WA
After promising so much, Federal environmental protection legislation went backwards in Labor's first term. Now, a new minister is stuck between miners and the environment.
How Pittsburgh’s Alcoa is undermining a rare forest to fuel its global aluminum empire
Two journalists from Alcoa's hometown flew to Perth to look at its mining of WA's jarrah. A brilliant look at a slow-moving tragedy.
Renewable Energy
What are Labor and the Coalition offering on energy, emissions and climate?
While the focus is elsewhere, the threat of climate change remains. Have a look at what both sides of Federal politics intend to do about it.
Explainer: what does it mean to ‘firm’ renewables?
Large power grids are among the most complicated machines humans have ever devised - here is how a key component works.
BP puts brakes on Kwinana clean fuel plans
BP has stood down contractors working on its biofuel plant just weeks before discovering if its adjacent green hydrogen project will win $1 billion of government backing.
New 490MW MidWest WA wind farm plans 2028 start-up
The Parron wind farm could slash the carbon pollution from generating WA's power by one million tonnes a year.
PublicSource investigates Alcoa
Will Australia revisit the deal that led a Pittsburgh firm to depend on the ore beneath its trees?
Destroyed forest. Threatened water supply. Toxic towns. Mountains of residue. Will the WA Government demand better?
Alcoa’s Australian refineries drove flight from two towns, and its waste threatens a third
Kwinana and Yarloop have suffered from Alcoa's toxic dust - is Pinjarra next?
How Pittsburgh’s Alcoa is undermining a rare forest to fuel its global aluminum empire
Two journalists from Alcoa's hometown flew to Perth to look at its mining of WA's jarrah. A brilliant look at a slow-moving tragedy.
Gas
Woodside rejigs its near-rejected Browse gas plans
New technology has made worse-case oil spills near pristine Scott Reef "only a mere theoretical possibility," according to Woodside.
Greenpeace grates Richard Goyder and other Woodside AGM highlights
Safety record ignored, poor shareholder returns, Woodside under investigation for breaching federal environmental law, and questions unanswered.
AGL to build new gas-fired power station in Kwinana
The 250 MW station is set to open in 2029, when coal-fired generation ends in South West WA, but new gas turbines are increasingly hard to get.
Woodside bonus boost after switch to a more attainable safety target
A union leader said it was horrifying to see management receive full marks for personal safety after incidents almost tripled in four years.
Power Generation
A hot summer pushed WA power demand to record highs
Next summer the South West will have less coal-fired power available in the system but more storage from grid-scale batteries.
AGL to build new gas-fired power station in Kwinana
The 250 MW station is set to open in 2029, when coal-fired generation ends in South West WA, but new gas turbines are increasingly hard to get.
WA's South West grid to be boosted by four new batteries
All the storage is due to be connected to the grid before the first of WA's coal-fired power stations closes.
Will WA’s coal exit be a green dream or lights out?
The Liberals predict by 2027 WA's south-west power system will be on the verge of collapse but Labor is confident that batteries, wind and gas will come to the rescue.
Carbon Emissions
AGL to build new gas-fired power station in Kwinana
The 250 MW station is set to open in 2029, when coal-fired generation ends in South West WA, but new gas turbines are increasingly hard to get.
Doctors' enviro group launches legal challenge to Woodside's Scarborough
Doctors for the Environment Australia wants the Federal Court to review whether regulator NOPSEMA properly reviewed the climate impact of the $20 billion project.
Fortescue still looking for zero-emissions train for 2030
Battery-electric locomotive deliveries to all the big Pilbara iron ore miners are running late as heavy long-distance loads prove a technical challenge.
What are Labor and the Coalition offering on energy, emissions and climate?
While the focus is elsewhere, the threat of climate change remains. Have a look at what both sides of Federal politics intend to do about it.