Premier Roger Cook will announce a significant overhaul of the state's environmental approvals process today, in response to business delays and uncertainty which have hampered productivity.
A trial to reduce odour emissions from Cockburn Cement is being probed over concerns it failed to adequately test how well a new system would work under normal operation conditions.
Woodside Energy will work with government on a proposal to plant native trees on degraded land north of Perth, after progressing to the next stage of the state's Carbon for Conservation program.
A Perth-based startup will chart out a study to sequester carbon from Kwinana's industrial plants offshore in a bid to reduce environmental impact from the 7 million tonnes of emissions generated in the area each year.
Police will be able to seize and destroy alcohol on the spot and impose fines of up to $10,000 under the latest crackdown to stamp out problem drinking in WA's North West.
The state government will establish more dedicated teams to assess renewable energy projects as part of a $22.5 million overhaul of WA's environmental approval pathway.
Former NOPSEMA chief Stuart Smith has been appointed as director general of a state government department and will oversee the Rottnest Island and Zoological Parks authorities.
The state government has ramped up its commitment to end native logging in the South West with a $36 million investment towards forestry management in the upcoming budget.
Three recycling projects valued at a combined $54 million are one step closer to opening by 2025 after a funding boost from federal and state governments.
Regulation of Crown's Perth operations will be overhauled in line with the Royal Commission's suggestions, but the government has declined to act on several of the inquiry's proposed reforms.
The state government has struck a partnership deal to utilise one of the world's "most powerful and greenest” supercomputers to make climate change projections for WA.
Western Australian Gaming and Wagering Commission has appointed Michael Schaper as its new chair, announced by Racing and Gaming Minister Reece Whitby this morning.
Western Australia's Burrup Peninsula has been nominated for UNESCO World Heritage status, but it is unclear whether the recognition would hinder progress on two contested developments in the area.
Giant US company Alcoa has withdrawn plans to export raw bauxite from WA as it battles to gain approvals for its mining operations in the Darling Range.
Today's cabinet makeover includes big jobs for new ministers, significant shifts for senior government figures but, notably, no changes to the premier's substantial workload.
Up to 1 per cent of energy on WA's main electricity network will be drawn from renewable hydrogen as part of a comprehensive overhaul of the sector's regulatory framework.
The state's environmental regulator wants Chevron's Gorgon LNG plant to hit net zero by 2050, and to offset any reservoir emissions that are not captured and stored underground.
The Subiaco build-to-rent development is reaffirming its carbon neutrality after becoming the nation's first carbon neutral apartment building last year.
Construction of Western Australia's first full service tyre recycling facility, in the Jandakot Airport Industrial Estate, will start in the coming weeks.
The first EV charger along the state's proposed electric highway is due to be installed in the coming months courtesy of a major Victoria-based outfit.
Main Roads has been given the green light to resume clearing for the $1.25 billion Bunbury Outer Ring Road after the Federal Court dismissed an 11th-hour bid to halt the works on environmental grounds.
The state government has warned any delay to the $1.25 billion Bunbury Outer Ring Road could cost more than $10 million, as it fights an 11th-hour stop work order over environmental risks.
Woodside Energy has proposed to build a $25 million development for temporary medical facilities and offices at its LNG processing train site in Burrup.
Retailers will be fined for using plastic plates, bowls and drinking straws from today after the state government enforced a ban on single-use plastics.
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.
