Environment groups in Western Australia have called for an immediate pause on forest mining activity to protect critical habitat for endangered wildlife facing the devastating impact of H5N1 Avian Influenza.

The parliamentary inquiry into the management of Western Australia’s fisheries has now closed, with conservation groups calling for the impacts of subsea mining and climate change to be a serious consideration in the long-term...

The Conservation Council of WA (CCWA) said plans for a new large-scale oil refinery proposed to be built in WA’s North West, is a case of “looking backwards to old technology in response to global...

The Conservation Council of WA (CCWA) has called Woodside’s announcement that the WA Government has granted State Significant Project status to its Browse to North West Shelf gas export project a “clear and cynical...

The Conservation Council of WA (CCWA) has urged Federal Environment Minister Murray Watt to reject another major Woodside gas export expansion, “or face the ire of angry Australians”. 

The Conservation Council of WA (CCWA) has called for answers from the Federal Government after Triangle Energy (Global) was placed under voluntary administration yesterday, leaving a decommissioning bill off the Western Australian coast of at least $200 million.

Note: This is a WA: Better By Nature media release.

The collapse of Pilot Energy has left a degraded gas platform sitting off the coast of Dongara in Western Australia’s Mid West, with the Federal Government now likely to take responsibility for a costly...

A proposal for a new gas-fired power station in Western Australia’s Wheatbelt would significantly increase the state’s greenhouse gas emissions at a time when the public is eager for the State Government to accelerate the clean energy transition.

The Conservation Council of WA (CCWA) said a Federal Government decision to supply uranium to India should not re-ignite the debate on lifting a ban on mining the mineral in Western Australia.  

In a submission to the Federal Government’s domestic gas reservation framework consultation, the Conservation Council of WA (CCWA) has called for the implementation of a scheme to accelerate clean energy transition in WA, rather...

The WA Environmental Protection Authority’s (EPA) decision not to assess Gina Rinehart's $850 million climate polluting Belisama gas plant in the Mid West is a failure to protect our state’s environment, according to the Conservation Council of WA (CCWA). 

The Conservation Council of WA (CCWA) has said the damning ‘Cradle to Career Report’ released today by Comms Declare highlights the “insidious nature of the polluting fossil fuel industry targeting children to build social license”.  

The fanfare from Woodside about supplying gas to Alcoa is a cynical move amid increasing and popular pressure for a federal gas reservation policy and increasing opposition to the North West Shelf facility and Browse gas export proposal.

The Conservation Council of WA (CCWA) has welcomed the Federal Government’s decision to validate a reconsideration request from the Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF) on Woodside’s Browse gas export proposal. 

The End Forest Mining alliance and Bibbul Ngarma Aboriginal Association (BNAA) have welcomed news that exploration drilling in the northern parts of Alcoa's mineral lease in the Perth hills region has been ruled out...

The Conservation Council of WA (CCWA) has welcomed the inclusion of seismic blasting and its impact on fish stocks as part of the inquiry into fishing practices in Western Australia as confirmed in State Parliament...

Leading conservation groups have called for Alcoa not to be issued a new exemption order while its environmental impact is assessed, amid mounting community pressure to end forest mining.

More than 1,200 hand-written postcards have been delivered to Premier Roger Cook, calling on him to protect Scott Reef from Woodside’s Browse gas export proposal. 

An open letter calling for Premier Cook to ensure enough gas for Western Australia without approving new projects by enforcing his government’s domestic gas reservation policy was published today by the Conservation Council of WA (CCWA). 

A new report calling for sweeping nature law reforms in Western Australia to avoid further threatened species extinctions will be released by the Conservation Council of WA (CCWA) today, on the eve of World Environment Day.  Back from the Brink: A Protection Agenda for...

The Conservation Council of WA (CCWA) has warned that this weekend’s extreme weather across the state was a precursor of worse to come if fossil fuel expansion continues.

New analysis published on Australia’s leading investigative resources industry media outlet, Boiling Cold, has confirmed that a functioning domestic gas reservation policy would easily meet the state’s energy needs without drilling Scott Reef or...

The Conservation Council of WA (CCWA) said media reports highlighting mining giant BHP’s “gross dereliction” of its commitments to emissions reduction and a move to renewable energy, was a symptom of weak government climate...