Northern Endeavour oil vessel without power for weeks in Timor Sea
The blackout is another problem in a clean-up effort of an ex-Woodside vessel that will cost Australia's oil and gas producers well over $1 billion.
Alcoa
US company Alcoa mines bauxite in WA's south west where there are concerns about the effect on Perth's water supply and if the jarrah forest can be rehabilitated. Three refineries produce alumina for export.
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Alcoa boss Oplinger: little chance of Kwinana refinery restart
Costly, complex, and with old technology, the 60-year-old alumina refinery that had employed 800 workers is unlikely to reopen.
Alcoa spruiks profit boost if mining more WA forest approved
The US miner expects WA government approval within 12 months to destroy 75 square kilometres of jarrah forest to enable its "number one" lever to boost profits.
Alcoa fined $400,000 for chemical burn to Kwinana school student
The 2022 incident is one of many at Alcoa's three refineries that are under an increased level of surveillance from the work safety regulator.
Alcoa unpunished for illegally piping PFAS-contaminated water across WA dam
The $13 billion company will just get a warning letter for secretly creating "an unacceptable risk to drinking water quality."
WA Labor promised to protect the water supply but instead unleashed Alcoa's dangerous mining
Roger Cook granting Alcoa greater access to mine near Perth's dams risks could cost taxpayers billions of dollars and result in water restrictions
EPA refuses to consider Alcoa expanding mining near dams
Within weeks, the US miner will reveal for public comment plans to strip mine 75 square kilometres of jarrah forest.
Alcoa's Kwinana closure bill jumps by $131 million
The cost of managing water where it stores 140 million tonnes of caustic red mud has doubled.
Alcoa's Pinjarra alumina refinery shut down after gas outage
The US firm is cleaning up caustic liquid after a power loss and working to restore full production at its largest alumina refinery.
Alcoa moves future mining away from dams 'for now'
Alcoa has made last minute changes to its planned expansion of mining in WA's jarrah forest and wants to reenter a previously mined area, potentially triggering a new major federal environmental assessment.
Alcoa to test new steam tech in WA that could cut emissions 70pc
Alcoa will trial technology at its Wagerup alumina refinery to produce steam by renewable-powered compression instead of gas-fired heat that promises a 70% per cent emissions reduction.
South32's coal-fired Worsley Alumina two-thirds dirtier than Alcoa
If South32’s low profile coal-burning Worsley Alumina operated like Alcoa’s facilities 1.5 million tonnes of carbon emissions a year would be avoided: the same as Alcoa's Wagerup refinery.
WA’s top carbon polluters: LNG, power, iron ore and alumina
WA's industrial greenhouse gas emissions are dominated by four products and a handful of companies, including a few that have managed to keep a low profile in the climate wars.