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.
An agreement needed to progress a $4 billion green iron plant in the Pilbara has not been nailed down, more than two years after the state government offered the land to proponents.
Miners which don't heed traditional owner concerns about water will face production constraints, costly infrastructure bills, and reputational damage, according to new research.
Northern Star Resources chief executive Stuart Tonkin is confident his company will find solutions to stakeholder concerns over the proposed Hemi development in the Pilbara.
A Pilbara native title body says the state government favours miners and urged Northern Star Resources to come back to the negotiating table over its wastewater plan.
Northern Star Resources is facing opposition from traditional owners over plans to discharge water from its Hemi gold project into an ephemeral Pilbara river.
As traditional owners ramp up efforts to limit groundwater abstraction in the Pilbara, two projects backed by native title groups seek to provide solutions.
The WA government is yet to sign land deals for two industrial hubs nearly two years after it offered the sites to green energy and manufacturing proponents.
More of Western Australia's recycling will be processed locally after the state and federal governments announced they would help fund nine recycling projects across WA.
