Helium drilling set to start after WA taxpayers shielded from cleanup costs
UK-listed Georgina Energy plans to drill in the remote Little Great Sandy Desert in search of helium, hydrogen and natural gas.
The Federal Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water administers the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act, which protects certain nationally significant (protected) animals, plants, habitats, or places.
An independent review found Black Mountain conducted a "limited and disjointed" assessment that came to "largely unsupported" conclusions.
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