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Conservation groups slam Alcoa’s “reckless” bauxite mine expansion plans
Conservation groups have slammed a proposal by US mining company Alcoa, that would see thousands of hectares of Western Australia’s unique jarrah forest destroyed for bauxite mining operations in Perth’s Darling Range water catchment zone.
Big Jarrah Walk steps-out to stop mining of WA’s Northern Jarrah Forests
Denmark-based Accredited Mental Health Practitioner and Clinical Social Worker Ricky England will be walking 250km from Dwellingup to Perth over 10 days starting this Saturday 24 May, until 2 June.
Alcoa admits risking Perth’s drinking water supply
Conservation groups are outraged that American bauxite miner Alcoa has received approval from WA’s Environmental Protection Authority to amend parts of their mining expansion proposal in the Northern Jarrah Forest. As part of the amendments, Alcoa now has approval to defer mining in reservoir protection zones (RPZ), which is a 2 km zone around water supply dams that are off limits to members of the public to prevent contamination.