Media statements are also released by the Minister for Environment.
Please note that the email address for general media enquiries is info.epa@dwer.wa.gov.au.
A revision of the Pilbara Iron Ore Project allowing limited expansion and the construction of new infrastructure including roads, an airstrip and an accommodation camp has been recommended for conditional approval by the Environmental Protection Authority.
Flinders Mines Ltd proposes to revise its existing Pilbara Iron Ore Project, located 70km north-west of Tom Price in the central Pilbara.
Read more...A proposal for exploration drilling on the Mungada Ridge has been recommended for strict conditional approval by the Environmental Protection Authority.
Read more...The Australian Aboriginal Mining Corporation Limited’s proposal to mine iron ore in the Pilbara has been recommended for approval by the Environmental Protection Authority.
Read more...A 205km railway and conveyor line connecting a Pilbara iron ore mine to export facilities has been recommended for conditional approval by the Environmental Protection Authority.
Read more...Chevron Australia’s Gorgon Gas Development Fourth Train Expansion Proposal, which is expected to expand the liquefied natural gas (LNG) production capacity on Barrow Island from 15 to 20 million tonnes per annum, has been recommended for conditional approval by the Environmental Protection Authority.
Read more...Thousands of tonnes of household waste, otherwise destined for landfill, will be converted into electricity under a proposal which has been recommended for conditional approval by the Environmental Protection Authority.
Phoenix Energy Australia’s waste-to-energy facility at the Kwinana Industrial Area would receive and process up to 400,000 tonnes of (post recycling) household waste, enough to produce up to 36 megawatts of electricity for the South West Interconnected System and power about 46,000 homes.
Read more...The Environmental Protection Authority has today published its report on a proposal to mine a significant Banded Iron Formation (BIF) in the northern Goldfields, finding it is environmentally unacceptable and recommending it should not be implemented.
Read more...The Environmental Protection Authority has today issued updated advice on how and when it will assess proposals that involve hydraulic fracturing for shale and tight gas.
Read more...The three independent delegates assessing the proposed Browse Natural Gas Precinct strategic proposal will today tour James Price Point and meet with community members.
Chairman Gerard Early PSM, Dr Tom Hatton PSM and Glen McLeod are assessing the Minister for State Development’s proposal to establish a multi-user gas hub precinct near James Price Point, 60 kilometres north of Broome.
Mr Early said the site visit was an invaluable opportunity to obtain a grass-roots grasp on the proposal as well as meet with representatives from a cross-section of the community.
Read more...A large, new open cut iron ore mine in the Pilbara has been recommended for conditional approval by the Environmental Protection Authority.
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