WA's peak conservation group, the Conservation Council of WA, has referred the proposed limestone quarry in Binningup to the WA Environmental Protection Authority after experts and community members raised concerns about impact on the...

Western Australia’s peak conservation group, the Conservation Council of WA (CCWA), has thrown its support behind measures to temporarily reduce recreational fishing pressure following a call from the Shire of Shark Bay to by...

2020 has been an extraordinary and important time for people and affected communities taking action to protect their country and culture from the threat of nuclear activities in WA. The four uranium projects -...

BP’s plan for a 20-fold increase in renewable energy generation capacity and 40% reduction in oil and gas production within ten years must include the company’s withdrawal from the Burrup Hub, which will be...

The Conservation Council of WA has joined the Pew Charitable Trusts, WA Landcare Network, and South Coast NRM in welcoming the State Government’s announcement today that it will invest in conservation and land management...

Western Australia’s peak conservation group has strongly criticised the Morrison Government’s plan to fast track approval for Australia’s most polluting fossil fuel project – the Woodside Burrup Hub development - saying the approval would...

The independent review of the Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act presents risks as well as opportunities, the Conservation Council of WA said today.

Western Australia’s peak conservation organisation has raised the alarm about the release of new onshore gas exploration leases in the Perth and Carnarvon basins, saying the leases undermine the McGowan Government’s commitments on fracking...

Western Australians overwhelmingly support economic stimulus measures that deliver action on climate change and make the state a fairer place to live, according to new research conducted by Patterson Research Group and released today.

The Conservation Council of WA has been appointed to the State Recovery Advisory Group which will support the State Government in WA’s recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. The Advisory Group includes representatives from business, industry, not-for-profit organisations, unions,...

The Conservation Council of WA (CCWA) and Nuclear Free WA congratulate Tjiwarl Western Goldfields women Shirley Wonyabong, Elizabeth Wonyabong and Vicki Abdullah who have been awarded the Australian Conservation Foundation’s (ACF) prestigious Peter Rawlinson...

Once again the prospect of an East-West intercontinental gas pipeline has reared its head as the Morrison Government’s pro-gas COVID-19 recovery commission (led by gas man Nev Power) has promoted this as a way...

Last week, Woodside was hit with a record-breaking investor push to act on climate change.

The WA Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has today released an amended policy on carbon pollution which adopts the Paris Agreement goal of net-zero emissions, however, a lack of clarity on how the policy will be...

Western Australia’s leading conservation and climate change organisation is calling for Woodside Petroleum to be prosecuted, as new documents reveal systemic compliance breaches on carbon pollution across both of its WA LNG facilities.

A statement from the Commonwealth offshore oil and gas regulator (NOPSEMA) announcing approval for Woodside’s Scarborough LNG development has drawn strong criticism from conservation groups. The Conservation Council of WA (CCWA) has vowed to...

Conservation groups have welcomed an announcement from Woodside that the company will not proceed with investments in Australia’s most polluting fossil fuel development this year. The groups have urged the company to abandon its plans...

New pollution data released by the Australian Clean Energy Regulator show that Shell has failed to control emissions from its giant Prelude floating-LNG project as the costs of this pollution will be transferred to...

Karri trees up to 500 years old in the state’s Southwest will be given a reprieve from logging by the McGowan Government as the ‘two-tiered’ Karri forest was removed from the Forest Product Commission’s...

Woodside’s Burrup Hub revealed as the most polluting project in Australia’s history On the eve of the release of Woodside Petroleum’s annual report, Western Australia’s peak environment body has provided shareholders, journalists and industry...

Environment groups have condemned a decision by Woodside and the WA Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) to undertake community consultation on the giant Browse Basin and North West Shelf LNG project over Christmas, while communities...

Conservation Groups have commented on a new draft carbon pollution policy released by the WA EPA, saying that the policy affirms important principles that WA’s pollution must be reduced to zero and that emphasis...

The Conservation Council of Western Australia (CCWA) has called on Woodside to release their data on carbon pollution that would result from the giant Burrup Hub LNG expansion project, including increased gas from the...

The Conservation Council of WA (CCWA) and Nuclear Free WA congratulate Tjiwarl Western Goldfields women Shirley Wonyabong, Elizabeth Wonyabong and Vicki Abdullah who have been awarded the Australian Conservation Foundation’s (ACF) prestigious Peter Rawlinson...