No EPA assessment for Pilbara Ports bypass navigation channel | EPA Western Australia

800,000 cubic metres of capital dredging, cleared without a formal Part IV environmental assessment. The Western Australian EPA has determined that a major $50 million Pilbara Ports proposal to create an emergency navigation bypass channel at Port Hedland will not require formal

Why this matters: 800,000 cubic metres of capital dredging, cleared without a formal Part IV environmental assessment.

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Original source: Epa
Source published: 13 May 2026 · 9:02 PM
Added to Enviro News: 13 May 2026 · 9:02 PM

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