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Catch up on the latest environmental news.

Latest news

Hermit crab ‘harvesting’ in WA’s north-west is a 'crazy crab' idea

Chevron gas seepage on Barrow Island yet another compliance failure

UWA 'Town Hall’ meeting to raise awareness of Alcoa’s bauxite mine expansion plans in Perth’s Darling Range

Gas pipeline tariff increase shows long-term outlook for gas demand now in decline

Unveiling Julimar's Hidden Riches: Join Our Bioblitz and Help Protect a Treasure!

Damning audit calls on WA Government to step-up on protection of threatened ecological communities

'Town Hall’ meetings to raise awareness of Alcoa’s bauxite mine expansion plans in Perth’s Darling Range

Report by Peak Environment Groups Finds Western Australia Urgently Needs a Renewable Energy Target

Environment groups call on WA Environment Minister to knock-back Gnarabup resort proposal

Leading Environment Agency Calls on the WA EPA to Reject Woodside’s Amended Browse Gas Proposal

Dear Labor - We Need Nature and Climate Leaders, Not More Industry Lobbyists

No long macs on a dead planet

WA climate pollution continues to rise under Cook and Albanese Governments

Conservation groups slam Alcoa’s “reckless” bauxite mine expansion plans

Conservation Group Condemns Federal Government Approval of North West Shelf Extension

Big Jarrah Walk steps-out to stop mining of WA’s Northern Jarrah Forests

Browse response: Woodside “tinkering around the edges” of a project that is fundamentally unacceptable

Peak environment body congratulates new federal Environment Minister

CCWA announces Matt Roberts as new Executive Director

Conservation Council of WA response on emission levels reported under the federal government’s Safeguard Mechanism

‘Forever Chemicals’ found at Chevron’s Barrow Island Gorgon LNG project pose long-term environmental threat

Media Statement – North West Shelf gas project

Conservation Council of WA Welcomes Federal Government’s $250 million Investment in Nature

WA election scorecard released by WA environmental peak body