environment
Concerns over US company’s gas fracking plan for world’s most intact tropical savanna in WA revealed
Federal environment department says Black Mountain Energy has provided insufficient data as it seeks to drill 20 gas wells in the Kimberley region
TL;DR
- Black Mountain Energy seeks federal approval to drill 20 gas wells in Western Australia's Kimberley region.
- The federal environment department has repeatedly expressed concerns about the company's environmental assessments, stating insufficient data on water resources and ecosystems.
- Concerns exist regarding potential harm to endangered species like the northern blue-tongued skink and largetooth sawfish, and the national heritage-listed Fitzroy River.
- The independent expert scientific committee also found the company's assessment to be limited and disjointed.
- Conservation groups are calling for the project's termination due to the company's failure to provide requested information.
- The project is being assessed for impacts on water resources, threatened species, and national heritage values.