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LATEST NEWS:
The CSIRO has released a report showing rainfall has dropped 10 to 15 percent in WA since the mid 70s. Total water yields may be 24 percent lower by 2030 and the climate will be hotter and drier by then. 03 March 2010.
The Kimberley Professional Fishermens Association have commenced legal action against PTTEP Australasia over the Montara oil spill. 03 February 2010.
The Copenhagen summit deadline to submit plans for greenhouse gas emissions cuts has been met by the world's biggest emitters. 01 February 2010.
New Norcia lost its last Spanish monk on the 18th January, with the passing of Dom Paulino Gutierrez, aged 99. 20 January 2010.
The EPA (WA) has approved plans to dredge Albany's Princess Royal Harbour, which includes dumping up to 12 million cubic metres of sand in King George Sound. 19 January 2010.
Perth water use has soared to 1.2 billion litres, the most recorded use in 24 hours since 2001. There have also been blackouts due to peak electricity demand as Western Australia experiences a record heatwave. 19 January 2010.
Construction will soon start on Western Australia’s first commercial wave energy project, at Garden Island. 18 January 2010.
A missing piece of equipment has been cited as one of the causes for a major oil spill off Western Australia’s coast late last year. 18 January 2010.
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