Feds probe more illegal clearing by Alcoa after 'deliberate repeat’ destruction of jarrah forest
Alcoa acknowledged it destroyed the known habitat of protected species, including black cockatoos, quokkas and numbats.
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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