Western Australia’s peak environment group has called on WA Members of Parliament to support Local Government laws that protect the environment and act in the interests of communities following a move by Peter Katsambanis MLC to disallow a plastic bag ban passed by the City of Fremantle. 

WA’s peak community conservation and forest protection groups have forced an independent audit of the WA Forest Products Commission’s logging operations after uncovering evidence that the agency is failing to comply with the recently issued Forest Stewardship Council accreditation.  

Media Release – Tuesday June 16, 2015   Western Australia’s peak environment group has backed the announcement by Hon. Albert Jacob, Minister for the Environment, confirming that the State Government will not allow recreational hunting in the states National Parks and other public lands. 

As the level of public support for Australia's coal, oil and gas industries deteriorates, the communities who are  forced to endure the environmental and health impacts of fossil fuel developments are increasingly finding a voice to challenge them. One of the most important avenues for public-interest challenges to noxious industries is through the courts.

Conservation groups are calling for more transparency and less spin on gas fracking from Mines and Petroleum Minister Bill Marmion as he opened WA’s inaugural ‘Water Management for Shale and Tight Gas Resources’ seminar in Perth today. 

Analysing the State Budget is a good way to see where the government’s environmental priorities lie. The budget papers contain important information on changes we can expect in environmental policy and clues about whether the government is delivering on its commitments to environmental programs.

Today news broke that Gindalbie Metals Ltd has made a nomination to host the National Radioactive Waste dump at Badga Station in the Mid West of WA.

Community calls for strategy and resources to manage transition from coal industries in Collie 

Western Australia's peak environment group has launched Eco May - a month of community-led events and activities to build community connections around environmental issues across the state. 

National and state environment groups have condemned todays federal government conditional environmental approval for uranium mining beside WA’s largest national park as rushed and irresponsible.