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).

The Conservation Council of Western Australia (CCWA) is calling for the rejection of Woodside Energy’s Pluto 4D Monitor 3 Marine Seismic Survey which poses unacceptable risks to sensitive marine environments, including endangered and migratory species. 

The Conservation Council of WA (CCWA) has expressed concern about the effectiveness of the state’s environmental watchdog, following a recommendation by the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) to approve the Smith’s Beach resort development. 

The Conservation Council of WA (CCWA) has supported the call for a 25% levy on gas export profits, saying it “would be a first step in getting a fairer deal for all Australians and...

The Conservation Council of Western Australia (CCWA) said it was astounding that the state government had been effectively held to ransom by Woodside to increase its gas export capacity.  

The state government wants to hand Griffin Coal a “get out of jail free” card, according to the Conservation Council of WA (CCWA), with a five-year mining extension before Parliament today, including a rehabilitation and decommissioning 'release' clause.

Documents obtained by the WA Forest Alliance under Freedom of Information (FOI) reveal that Alcoa has attempted to shut Water Corporation inspectors out of its mine sites in order to avoid scrutiny. 

The Dongara community has welcomed the WA Environmental Protection Authority’s (EPA) decision to open a seven-day public consultation period on Pilot Energy’s proposed Eureka 3D marine seismic survey. 

The Conservation Council of WA (CCWA) said the WA government’s ‘advanced planning’ for a gas-fired power station to replace coal was a key test of Labor’s commitment to climate action.

In response to Woodside’s 2025 Annual Report released today, the Conservation Council of WA (CCWA) said taking pride in a ‘year of record production’ while climate change wreaks havoc on Western Australians was damning.

A commitment today by the state government to review the Biodiversity Conservation Act (BC) 2016 has been welcomed by the Conservation Council of WA (CCWA) as a critical step forward for nature.

Federal Environment Minister Murray Watt published a ‘statement of reasons’ yesterday, outlining why he granted Alcoa an 18-month exemption to continue mining in WA’s Northern Jarrah Forest, despite being found to have cleared land...

The End Forest Mining (EFM) alliance has called an agreement reached with the Australian Government and US mining giant Alcoa to pay $55 million to “remediate historical land clearing” without approval as “a slap on the wrist”. 

The Conservation Council of WA (CCWA) said the unprecedented level of public concern about Black Mountain Energy’s (BME) Kimberley fracking project was a clear indication that West Australians do not want it to go...

The Conservation Council of WA has welcomed the cancellation of a Santos offshore gas exploration license near the pristine Rowley Shoals coral atolls, 260-300km west of Broome.

The Conservation Council of WA (CCWA) has slammed the state government’s approval of a five-star luxury resort in Gnarabup today as a total failure of process and a disappointing outcome – particularly for communities in the south west. 

A Freedom of Information (FOI) request has confirmed the Botanic Gardens and Parks Authority Board (BGPA) was in the process of finalising an agreement for US mining giant Alcoa to be a diamond sponsor of the Everlasting...

In response to Woodside’s Fourth Quarter results released today, the Conservation Council of WA (CCWA) said taking pride in a ‘year of record production’ while climate change wreaks havoc on Australians was a bitter pill to...

The state-wide ban on demersal fishing is a necessary and important step in protecting species recovery into the future but will be seriously undermined by approvals for seismic blasting to explore for new gas reserves in key spawning areas.