‘A free pass’: Alcoa pushed back from Perth’s drinking water, but not everyone is happy
New regulations prohibit Alcoa from mining within two kilometres of Perth's water reservoirs and expand protections for black cockatoo nesting trees amid criticism.
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Bauxite miner Alcoa has been pushed back from Perth's drinking water under new operating restrictions. The updated measures increase protection buffers around water reservoirs, strictly prohibiting the company from conducting mining activities within two kilometres of the water supplies.[1][2]
In addition to the water reservoir boundaries, the new restrictions increase protection buffers for black cockatoo nesting trees. Despite the strengthened conservation zones, the outcome has faced pushback, with critics characterizing the measures as a free pass for the bauxite miner.[1][2]
