The Pilbara town at the heart of WA's iron ore industry is running out of lots for companies wanting to move in to service new mining and green energy projects.
The state government has put feelers out for extra water supply to Port Hedland as the town's existing sources crack under pressure from industrial growth and climate change.
Fortescue has started building the Pilbara's first wind farm, and the first of its own turbines among 5 gigawatts of green energy plants it has mooted for the region.
An $85 million plan to redevelop an old caravan park at the tip of the Ningaloo Reef into a swanky eco-resort has been significantly scaled back due to political hurdles.
Leaders along Western Australia's World Heritage coast are concerned an influx of anglers targeting snapper could put more pressure on fish stocks in the region.
A group of indigenous corporations in the state's far north has secured a deal with a Chinese state-owned engineering firm to progress their large ammonia project.
National energy infrastructure company APA Group has unveiled plans to build a large renewable energy project in the Pilbara after signing a land use deal.
A Pilbara traditional owner body is pursuing plans to enable up to 5 gigawatts of renewable energy to be built at a new industrial precinct on its country.
Japanese trading giant Itochu Corporation has joined a group of industry and government agencies working to establish an ammonia ship refueling hub in the Pilbara.
BHP has taken delivery of its first battery electric trains in Port Hedland, with the miner set to become the first to run green locomotives on its mainline.
WA's water minister has ducked questions about how the state government intends to shore up water supply for the Pilbara as concerns mount about unsustainable use of the region's aquifers.
An assessment panel has approved BHP's second attempt to build housing on a Port Hedland site, after the original units became riddled with mould and were demolished.
The giant Canadian pension fund behind the purchase of the north-west's biggest abattoir has promised stability and investment in the critical facility.
The fairness of an anthropologist's reporting has been questioned by lawyers arguing the case for Andrew and Nicola Forrest's proposed leaky weirs project on Minderoo Station.
Thalanyji elders are wary of their protector leaving its home in the Ashburton River should Andrew and Nicola Forrest be granted approval to build 10 weirs along the watercourse.
Italian railway specialist Salcef Group has put a multimillion-dollar bid forward for Pilbara Rail Maintenance, a Karratha based-company founded seven years ago.
The price for Andrew and Nicola Forrest to build leaky weirs on a river dissecting Minderoo Station has been revealed as questions about broader industry benefits swirl.
An experienced hydrogeologist has given evidence of the benefits of a controversial leaky weir project being pursued by Andrew and Nicola Forrest's private company on Minderoo Station.
Driven by decades of loss, the Banjima people are taking action to force accountability for those responsible for Australia's worst industrial disaster.
A lengthy dispute over plans to build river weirs on Minderoo Station has taken a fresh turn, with lawyers for the Forrests arguing the project will benefit industrial development.
Another north-west oyster project appears to have fallen over, with its backers putting the remote Shark Bay property it was to be established at on the market.
Premier Roger Cook has given the strongest indication of any government to date that work could be undertaken to address Wittenoom's asbestos tailings.
