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Woodside faces challenge over Burrup Hub LNG plans amid pollution and rock art fears
Conservationists are seeking to overturn approvals for Woodside’s proposed Burrup Hub LNG expansion in WA, warning it could unleash billions of tonnes of carbon pollution and endanger ancient rock art.
Key points:
- A judicial review of the approvals is needed, the Conservation Council says
- It says a full environmental impact assessment has not been done
- The WA Government and Woodside have been contacted for comment
The Conservation Council WA is targeting the approvals to process gas from the Scarborough and Browse fields at the Burrup in the WA Supreme Court.
The Council’s executive director Piers Verstegen said there had not been a proper public assessment.
“It was a great surprise to find out that approvals had been given for parts of this…
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