Premier Roger Cook's comments on fracking in the Kimberley continue to attract a mixed bag of responses from the opposition and industry and environmental groups.
The Conservation Council of Western Australia has slammed the state government following the leak of a report which warned new gas investment could slow the energy transition.
Engineering firm Kent has won a two-year contract on the Northern Endeavour decommissioning project, days after unions pushed for more of the work to be done locally.
The public consultation floodgates have opened on Alcoa's proposals to open new bauxite mines in the Darling Range and increase production at its Pinjarra alumina refinery.
Woodside Energy has dodged appeals against its North West Shelf project extension request, setting the scene for an imminent decision on the project by Environment Minister Murray Watt.
Government House official secretary Howard Gretton will lead the Western Australian team at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, having been appointed state manager at the national broadcaster.
VRX Silica is likely to receive a determination in due course from new state environment minister Matthew Swinbourn in relation to its Arrowsmith North silica sand development proposal.
Conservation groups have accused the state government of rushing the overhaul of environmental laws, after scrutinising the report that prompted the reform.
Premier Roger Cook has come to the defence of the state's environmental approvals process, after several high-profile activists took aim at Woodside's proposed Browse project.
Environment and Energy Minister Reece Whitby says there is no conflict of interest in holding both portfolios, after the government announced change to the environmental approvals process.
The state government has committed $40 million towards critical minerals initiatives in the upcoming budget, in a bid to find new resources and shift to net zero.
The state's peak conservation body has fronted court this morning in an 11th-hour bid to halt a key component of Woodside's $16.5 billion Scarborough gas project.
Another showdown looms between Woodside Energy and environmentalists after 600 submissions to appeal the EPA's recommendation to approve Karratha LNG plant running to 2070.
The state's environmental watchdog has told energy giant Woodside it will only be allowed to extend its North West Shelf LNG project if it's capable of reaching net-zero emissions by 2050.
Roy Hill will undertake an urgent review of the greenhouse gas management at its ever-growing Pilbara iron ore mine after an appeal uncovered "ambiguities" in the EPA's emissions calculations.
Woodside Petroleum has been offered a pipeline licence, and received approval for its field development plan, for the Scarborough to Pluto Train 2 LNG project.
The Supreme Court has thrown out two appeals by the state's conservation council to review the approval of Woodside's $16.5 billion Scarborough project.
Mark Hatfield spent his youth cleaning tables in his father's hamburger restaurant in Oklahoma, a world away from the Chevron Australia operation he now leads as managing director.
Former WA attorney general Cheryl Edwardes has become the latest board member set to leave uranium aspirant Vimy Resources, announcing her resignation ahead of the company's closed-door AGM today.
Shareholders may look to seek clarity on the future of uranium hopeful Vimy Resources, with its Mulga Rock project against the clock, a strategic review underway and no permanent CEO at its helm.
A $16.5 billion plan to develop the Scarborough gas field and Pluto Train 2 has been approved by Woodside Petroleum, the biggest LNG investment sanctioned in WA in a decade.
Western Australia will consider legislating its net zero emissions target but the premier has dismissed calls to rule out new major oil and gas projects.
Woodside says its Scarborough project will be one of the lowest-carbon LNG sources in Australia, as it came under renewed fire from environmentalists today.
A decision on Chevron's Jansz-Io compression project is expected this year, while the company's Australian emissions fell 22 per cent thanks to carbon capture.
Zak Kirkup has warned WA voters not to hand Labor total control of state parliament amid fears the opposition will lose further ground at the upcoming state election.
Fortescue Metals Group may be required to regularly revise and publicly release the greenhouse gas management plan for its new Pilbara power station following an appeal by the state's peak conservation body.
The state government has disclosed that nearly all gas from the onshore Waitsia project will be exported, at least for the initial six years of production.
Woodside Petroleum's Scarborough LNG project faces a new hurdle after the Conservation Council of WA lodged a Supreme Court action to overturn environmental approvals.
