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Australia EPA Warns Woodside Browse Project on Irreversible Damage

By Drooid · Oct 27, 2026, 6:29 AM UTC · How we work

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Australia’s EPA warned Woodside Energy that the Browse gas project could cause irreversible marine damage.
Woodside plans up to 50 gas wells near Scott Reef and a 900-km pipeline to Karratha.
EPA chairman Matthew Tonts said Woodside’s protection measures are inadequate and not best-practice.
Conservation groups urged governments to act on EPA warnings, citing threats to Scott Reef and marine life.

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Australia’s EPA warned Woodside Energy that the Browse gas project could cause irreversible marine damage.
Woodside plans up to 50 gas wells near Scott Reef and a 900-km pipeline to Karratha.
EPA chairman Matthew Tonts said Woodside’s protection measures are inadequate and not best-practice.
Conservation groups urged governments to act on EPA warnings, citing threats to Scott Reef and marine life.