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Calls for baseline health studies at Badgingarra as Alcoa and Transerv prepare for deep fracking

The Frack Free Midwest Gascoyne Alliance is calling for an immediate halt to all plans to frack the Warro gas field near Badgingarra following two earlier failed attempts to frack the field that hit fault lines and aquifers. 

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Alcoa decision to pull out of Kimberley gas fracking welcomed

Company warned Mid-West fracking investments also high-risk

Conservation groups have welcomed the decision by Alcoa Australia to withdraw funding from controversial gas fracking operations planned by Buru energy in the Kimberley.

 

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Community win in protecting groundwater from fracking plans

Conservation groups and the Mid West communities of Green Head and Leeman are breathing a sigh of relief today as they receive the welcome news that gas company AWE will not go ahead with plans to conduct fracking operations in the controversial Drover-01 Well.

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Community helps head-off gas fracking threat to town water supply in Mid-West

Conservation groups and the Mid West communities of Green Head and Leeman are breathing a sigh of relief today as they receive the welcome news that gas company AWE will not go ahead with plans to conduct fracking operations in the controversial Drover-01 Well. 

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Onshore petroleum risk to South West agriculture and tourism region

Community calls on Government rule out fracking in food and tourism region

WA’s peak environment group has called on the State Government to rule out gas fracking in the South West following the announcement that a company has been selected for a petroleum exploration permit over large parts of the wine, food and tourism region.

 

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Governments dither on urgent air pollution standards

Australia’s conservation councils have called on the state, territory and commonwealth environment ministers to get serious about Australia’s air quality after an expected agreement on new air pollution standards failed to materialize yesterday.  

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Australian uranium: digging itself into a hole

Against a backdrop of fading social license, failing operations and falling value, Australia’s troubled uranium industry gathers today in Perth for its annual conference.  

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Old fashioned experts a bigger threat to fishing industry

Letter to the Editor - The West Australian 15 July 2015  

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Community Alliance Condemns Roe8 Approval

An alliance of conservation and community groups has condemned the environmental approval for the Roe8 Highway Extension announced today – the first stage of the controversial Perth Freight Link.  

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Antony Hegarty lends voice to Martu resistance to proposed Kintyre uranium mine

Media Release

Monday 22nd June 2015

Antony Hegarty lends voice to Martu resistance to proposed Kintyre uranium mine

 

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