A new Western Australian pilot program will provide state government funding to projects that create carbon credits by protecting biodiversity in national parks and reserves.
Western Australia's EPA has recommended that statutory approval conditions for a Fortescue Metals Group power plant require a gradual decline in emissions to net-zero by 2040.
Rio Tinto, Woodside and Gina Rinehart's Roy Hill iron ore mining company have told a Senate inquiry that protecting Indigenous cultural heritage should remain primarily a matter for the states.
A long-running review of the greenhouse gas condition applying to Chevron's Wheatstone LNG project will be completed this year after nearly a three-year process, according to WA EPA Chair Dr Tom Hatton.
Despite federal government plans to fast-track initial EPBC Act amendments, finalising bilateral approval agreements with states and territories will be a lengthy process, law firm Clayton Utz has cautioned.