The new Western Australian government has told a Senate inquiry the Corporations Act should be amended so mining companies disclose and can't avoid their clean-up liabilities.
A Senate inquiry has called for a review of the EPBC Act to ensure the Department of Environment can lead efforts to deal with major site contamination, in a report that identifies serious deficiencies in Defence's handling of hazardous chemicals.
The Pilbara is one of Australia's 15 biodiversity hotspots, yet land clearing for mining in the region has grown exponentially and revegetation efforts aren't working, according to the WA EPA.