The WA EPA has urged removal of a dust limit in a BGC quarry's implementation conditions, on the basis that it inappropriately adopts the particle standard in the National Environment Protection Measure for air quality.
Particle emissions from the Hazelwood brown coal power station more than doubled in a year, particle emissions in Gladstone increased more than 50% and a plunge in BP Kwinana refinery particulate almost entirely offset a hefty increase from CSBP, the latest NPI data shows.
The WA Government has rejected a parliamentary inquiry recommendation for a health study of residents living near Cockburn Cement Ltd's Munster plant and its finding that a buffer between the Kwinana industrial strip and nearby residents has been compromised.