Ecojustice: Environment Minister Announces All Metallurgical Coal Mines Will Undergo Federal Impact Assessments
June 17, 2021
June 17, 2021
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, June 17 -- Ecojustice issued the following news release on June 16, 2021:
Minister of Environment and Climate Change Jonathan Wilkinson took an important step in addressing the impact of coal in Canada by announcing his intention to designate all metallurgical coal mine development projects in southwest Alberta for a federal impact assessment. The goal is to evaluate how they affect areas of federal jurisdiction, especially the effects of selenium pollut . . .
Minister of Environment and Climate Change Jonathan Wilkinson took an important step in addressing the impact of coal in Canada by announcing his intention to designate all metallurgical coal mine development projects in southwest Alberta for a federal impact assessment. The goal is to evaluate how they affect areas of federal jurisdiction, especially the effects of selenium pollut . . .