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...

With the Federal Government’s domestic gas reservation set to apply in Western Australia, the Conservation Council of WA (CCWA) said the state can easily secure its energy needs without sacrificing precious places like Scott Reef and the Kimberley.

In response to claims made by Premier Roger Cook, the Conservation Council of WA (CCWA) said Western Australia is not facing a gas supply problem, but it does face a gas export problem. 

The Conservation Council of WA (CCWA) said WA needs a functioning domestic gas reservation scheme to avoid forecast gas shortages, not the approval of new climate-wrecking gas projects like Woodside’s Browse.

Australia’s State and Territory Conservation Councils have raised concerns that the FederalBudget will undermine protections for world heritage places like Kakadu, the TasmanianWilderness and the Great Barrier Reef, by accelerating a handover of federal...

The Conservation Council of WA (CCWA) has slammed a new Deloitte report commissioned by Woodside as “corporate propaganda” designed to hide the fact the Browse gas export proposal would be a “drain on our economy and a disaster...

The Conservation Council of WA (CCWA) has welcomed today’s WA State Budget allocation for Threatened Species and Threatened Ecological Communities (TECs).  

The Conservation Council of WA (CCWA) says the State Government's Climate Bill has gone from bad to worse, with news this morning that it wants to remove interim emissions reduction targets from new drafts...

The Conservation Council of WA has welcomed a decision by Western Australia’s environment watchdog to reject a limestone and sand quarry proposal 4.5km north of Preston Beach in the Shire of Waroona.

The Conservation Council of WA (CCWA) has called on the Prime Minister not to rule out  tax reform on gas exports in the Federal Budget, saying it would be an “insult to all Australians” in the midst of a cost-of-living crisis, while gas exporters...

The Conservation Council of WA (CCWA) joined forces with other leading environment groups, campaigners and the WA community today at Woodside’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) to call for its Browse export gas project to be rejected.

The Conservation Council of WA has expressed disappointment at the prioritising of industry over nature, following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the State and Federal Governments to fast-track development approvals in Western Australia. 

Updated official Australian emissions figures were released last week, with Western Australia recording its third consecutive year of increased emissions. 

April marks Citizen Science Month, and with Bat Appreciation Day on 17 April, it’s a fitting time to reflect on how community involvement can drive meaningful conservation outcomes. 

The Conservation Council of WA (CCWA) has rebuked gas lobby claims the Petroleum Resource Rent Tax (PRRT) is providing a fair and just return to Australian taxpayers after decades of significant export profits.

On Monday 13 April, work stopped at Alcoa's Huntly mine site for three hours as a result of direct action by a group of 16 concerned Western Australians.

The Conservation Council of WA (CCWA) has cautioned that West Australians have had enough of Alcoa and will make their voices heard. 

Concerns over potential mercury pollution from Alcoa’s Wagerup Alumina Refinery has led the Conservation Council of WA (CCWA) to lodge an appeal against the approval of a licence by the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation (DWER). 

Woodside’s last-minute decision to pull its application for carbon dumping (carbon capture and storage) near Scott Reef further highlights the dangers of the Browse gas export proposal, according to the Conservation Council of WA (CCWA). 

A new State Government report titled Made Possible by Water - Securing Western Australia’s water future in a drying climate – fails to address multiple serious concerns, according to the Conservation Council of WA (CCWA).