Endangered turtles and ‘exceptional’ coral at risk from Woodside’s gas drilling in WA, watchdog says

“Endangered turtles and ‘exceptional’ coral at risk from Woodside’s gas drilling in WA, watchdog says”

Exclusive : EPA flags oil spill risk from proposed gasfield and threat to pygmy blue whales Sign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter here Woodside Energy’s plan to drill for gas off Western Australia’s north-west coast could significantly damage “exceptional” coral reefs and it may be impossible to reduce the risk of an oil spill to an acceptable level, according to advice from the state’s independent environmental watchdog. A draft letter from WA’s…