US EditionResearchers Find Gaps in Environmental Impact Assessments of Mining Projects
About 20% of Canadian mining environmental assessments were incomplete or missing and nearly two-thirds of federal and provincial reports conflicted, Dalhousie researchers found.
- Dalhousie University researchers reported on Nov. 3, 2025, that environmental assessments were incomplete or missing in roughly 20 per cent of Canadian mining projects reviewed.
- To highlight review flaws, Dalhousie University researchers reviewed nearly 50 years of assessments from 227 mining projects across Canada.
- Federal and provincial reports frequently conflicted, showing federal and provincial regulators produced environmental assessment reports that didn't match in nearly two thirds of projects sampled, and Dr. Alana Westwood, lead author, said the system is not being used effectively.
- Researchers urged regulators and industry officials to use the report to improve understanding of mining's environmental impact, while concerns emerged about Nova Scotia's move to allow fracking and uranium mining.
- The paper's authors include Dr. Alana Westwood and Ben Collison, PhD student, and the study gained national coverage through media outlets and The Canadian Press.
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A new report from Dalhousie University highlights some gaps in the environmental assessment process for Canadian mining projects.
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Researchers find gaps in environmental impact assessments of mining projects
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Dalhousie University: Dalhousie University researchers release first‑ever national database tracking environmental impact assessments of Canadian mines, quarries over almost 50 years, finding gaps in transparency and consistency | ResearchBuzz: Firehose
Dalhousie University: Dalhousie University researchers release first‑ever national database tracking environmental impact assessments of Canadian mines, quarries over almost 50 years, finding gaps in transparency and consistency. “Researchers have compiled the first database of mine and quarry projects subject to environmental impact assessments across Canada over a 50-year period, and found significant gaps in transparency, data availability an…
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The current system is not being used effectively, says the main author of the report. The post Deficiencies in Environmental Assessments of Mining Projects appeared first on Les Affaires.
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