Shell designed-out the possibility of a carbon capture unit on its Prelude floating LNG operation, despite saying it would keep space available for it, new documents show.
A landfill company that had to contend with its works approval application being placed on hold and a sudden adverse rezoning has been granted permission to proceed by a state tribunal.
WA Environment Minister Stephen Dawson today reduced the term of Cockburn Cement's environmental licence from 20 years to five, due to community concerns about its performance.
The Western Australian government will lift its moratorium on unconventional oil and gas projects and direct a portion of the royalties to a new Clean Energy Future Fund.
Western Australia's EPA today recommended approval for a revised waste-to-energy project in Rockingham, concluding it is significantly different to the Dial-a-Dump proposal rejected in NSW.
In another sign that companies can expect more stringent greenhouse gas conditions in state licences and approvals, Western Australia has strengthened requirements for a proposed lithium plant.
An energy-intensive, state-owned utility with a hoard of renewable certificates worth $62 million is blaming federal policy uncertainty for its ongoing failure to comply with greenhouse gas conditions.
The Western Australian EPA has recommended approval for lead mining and refining plans by a company that was at the centre of one of Australia's worst pollution scandals.