Tag #Gorgon Gas Plant

What are the immediate consequences of the WA government's new restrictions on Chevron's PFAS soil use at Barrow Island?

Chevron's use of PFAS-contaminated soil at its Barrow Island Gorgon gas project has prompted new licence restrictions from the WA Department of Water and Environment Regulation, but environmental advocates deem them insufficient. The restrictions focus on monitoring and reporting, not prevention or cleanup, allowing continued soil use with enhanced testing. This follows five years of knowledge about the contamination.