Alcoa Forced to Pay $38 Million After Illegally Clearing Australian Native Forest

Alcoa hit with record fine for clearing world's only jarrah forests

US mining giant Alcoa is forced to pay $55 million after unlawfully clearing parts of a Western Australian native forest to mine bauxite.

Alcoa slugged millions over illegal forest clearing

Alcoa has agreed to pay $55 million to restore a forest habitat that's home to protected species after clearing it for bauxite mining without approvals.

Alcoa forced to pay $38 million after illegally clearing Australian native forest

SYDNEY, Feb 18 (Reuters) – U.S. aluminium company Alcoa will pay A$55 million ($39 million) to remediate native forest it illegally cleared ​in Western Australia in order to ‌mine bauxite, Australia’s environment ministry said on Wednesday. The payment, secured through legally enforceable undertakings, relates to land clearing between 2019 and 2025 of habitat ‌in ​the Northern Jarrah Forest, ⁠south of Perth. The ⁠money will go towards conservati…

Alcoa to pay $36M to support Northern Jarrah Forest health

Strategic review of Alcoa’s WA mines runs to 2045 as a national interest exemption keeps Huntly and Willowdale operating; $36M forest funding due 2026.