Ottawa Must Justify Harm to Species at Risk at Chalk River
The ruling sends the species-at-risk permit back to the minister after judges said Ottawa did not clearly justify the Chalk River site or alternatives.
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Environment Canada will need to review the permit in connection with this nuclear waste landfill project.
Ottawa must justify harm to species at risk at Chalk River
Kebaowek First Nation and several environmental groups are claiming victory after the Federal Court of Appeal upheld a ruling on a species-at-risk permit for the proposed Chalk River nuclear waste facility “This decision reinforces what we have been saying from the beginning: decisions that threaten endangered species, sensitive ecosystems, and our sacred river must be based on a transparent, rigorous, and lawful process,” said Chief Lance Haym…
The Federal Court of Appeal agreed with the opponents of the Chalk River nuclear waste dump project on the Ottawa River in Ontario: Ottawa will have to study more seriously other places for infrastructure and better justify its decisions.
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