Why Alcoa’s WA mining operations are being investigated over a single tree

Authorities are investigating a potential breach of the company’s exemption order which allows it to mine bauxite in the ...

Regulator investigates alleged breach of Alcoa's mining exemption conditions

WA's environmental regulator is investigating an alleged breach of Alcoa's state-imposed mining conditions which, if proven, ...
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DWER investigating potential breach that could spell the end of Alcoa’s free pass to mine without EPA approval

The Greens (WA) have unearthed evidence indicating Alcoa has breached its 2023 Exemption Order by conducting restricted mining activities too close to a 400-year-old Jarrah tree in the Huntly mine ...
Technical

How Pittsburgh’s Alcoa is undermining a rare forest to fuel its global aluminum empire

This story by Jamie Wiggan and Quinn Glabicki was originally published by PublicSource, a news partner of Technical.ly. PublicSource is a nonprofit media organization delivering local journalism for ...

Australia's trees are dying faster than they're being replaced

A new study has found trees across Australia are dying at a faster rate than new ones are growing, a trend that is ...
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How Pittsburgh’s Alcoa is undermining a rare forest to fuel its global aluminum empire

George Walley, a Noongar elder, sits at the edge of an Alcoa mine site near Jarrahdale, in Western Australia, on March 24, 2025. This story was originally published by PublicSource, a nonprofit ...