Mining industry hid issues with dust monitoring in Port Hedland from regulator – ABC News

Western Australia’s Department of Water and Environmental Regulation (DWER) has slammed the mining industry’s lack of transparency about a prolonged dust monitoring failure in the iron ore town of Port Hedland. 
Key points:

• Locals are sceptical about the accuracy of dust levels; one key monitor was down for nine months
• The breakdown in monitoring coincides with the Government offering people the chance to sell their homes
• Despite the prolonged failure of the monitor, th…

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