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.
PublicSource investigates Alcoa
PublicSource of Pittsburgh - where Alcoa is headquartered - did a deep-dive three-part investigation of the US company's mining and refining in WA in 2025.
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Alcoa’s WA mining plan draws unprecedented opposition
The US miner's extraction of bauxite near Perth is facing significant public scrutiny for the first time, and many are resisting what is happening to their beloved jarrah forest.
Will Australia revisit the deal that led a Pittsburgh firm to depend on the ore beneath its trees?
Destroyed forest. Threatened water supply. Toxic towns. Mountains of residue. Will the WA Government demand better?
Alcoa’s Australian refineries drove flight from two towns, and its waste threatens a third
Kwinana and Yarloop have suffered from Alcoa's toxic dust - is Pinjarra next?
How Pittsburgh’s Alcoa is undermining a rare forest to fuel its global aluminum empire
Two journalists from Alcoa's hometown flew to Perth to look at its mining of WA's jarrah. A brilliant look at a slow-moving tragedy.