US miner under further investigation after destroying WA habitat of black cockatoos, quokkas and numbats

US miner under further investigation after destroying WA habitat of black cockatoos, quokkas and numbats

US mining company Alcoa’s strip-mining of Western Australia’s jarrah forest is under further investigation after its “deliberate repeat breach” of environmental laws that destroyed habitat for protected species – including black cockatoos, quokkas and numbats – and cost it $40m to avoid prosecution. The ongoing inquiry into Alcoa’s clearing at its Willowdale mine was revealed […]

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