Media statements are also released by the Minister for Environment.
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A proposal to increase gate tonnage at the nation’s only commercial repository for Class IV and V waste has been recommended for approval by the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA), subject to strict conditions to ensure acceptance of waste only generated in Australia.
Tellus Holdings’ Sandy Ridge facility, located 75km north-east of Koolyanobbing, began operating in 2021 and is licensed to accept 100,000 tonnes of waste per annum for 25 years. The new proposal occurs within the existing and approved development envelope and increases the tonnage to 280,000.
Read more...The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has recommended amendments by the City of Gosnells to rezone 257ha of land in Kenwick from ‘General Rural’ to ‘Business Development’ should not be implemented.
In its report the independent EPA stated that Amendments 166 and 169 to the City of Gosnells Town Planning Scheme 6 were not likely to be consistent with its objectives for inland waters, flora and vegetation, terrestrial fauna or the principles of the Environmental Protection Act 1986 (EP Act).
Read more...The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has recommended approval for a South West quarry with conditions that restrict operating hours, noise and dust emissions, and impacts to visual amenity.
The GM Giacci proposal to extract limestone from previously cleared land at Lot 4 Binningup Road is about 640 metres south-east of the Binningup township and 25km north of Bunbury and has been the subject of an environmental impact assessment for the last three years.
Read more...Chair of the independent Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) Professor Matthew Tonts has resigned to take on the role of Curtin University’s new Provost.
Professor Tonts said he was proud of his time leading the Authority through some of the most complex assessment and policy challenges in its 50-year history.
Read more...An Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) report on a proposal to repurpose an old oil refinery for biofuel production flags the selection of a brownfield site as good environmental practice.
The independent EPA has recommended environmental approval for BP’s Kwinana Renewable Fuels Project, subject to strict conditions.
Read more...The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) will comprehensively scrutinise Alcoa’s bauxite mining operations on the Darling Range.
EPA Chair Professor Matthew Tonts said the independent Authority had decided to assess parts of activities documented in Alcoa Limited’s annual rolling five-year Mining and Management Programs (MMPs).
Read more...A proposal to extend the life of a rare earths mine south-east of Laverton has been recommended for environmental approval by the independent Environmental Protection Authority (EPA).
The proposed expansion by a subsidiary of Lynas Rare Earths Ltd would increase the existing development envelope to 2802ha, extending the life of the 16-year-old operation by up to 30 years.
EPA Chair Professor Matthew Tonts said that at the beginning of the referral process the proponent was encouraged to develop a long-term mining plan that defined the maximum extent of potential impacts.
Read more...The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has completed its first assessment in the Pilbara’s Maitland Strategic Industrial Area (MSIA), recommending approval for the Woodside Solar Facility subject to strict conditions.
The proposed solar photovoltaic farm will generate electricity for industrial customers via the North-West Interconnected System and includes up to one million solar panels and a battery energy storage system.
Read more...The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has recommended the proposed Forest Management Plan (FMP) 2024-2033 be approved subject to conditions relating to reporting, as well as the recommendation of an independent scientific review of prescribed burning.
EPA Chair Professor Matthew Tonts said central to the assessment was the unique and exceptional diversity of the South West’s forests and the range of environmental, cultural and social values they held.
Read more...The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has delivered its recommendations on a proposal to construct and operate a landfill near York, noting that the consideration of some impacts to society, economic benefit and land use planning were outside its legal remit under Part IV of the Environmental Protection Act 1986.
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