Federal government cancels 3,000 environmental reviews on pipelines, other projects

Author:

Mike De Souza

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Postmedia News

Date published:

Thu, 2012-08-23

The federal government’s budget legislation has forced the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency to cancel nearly 3,000 screenings into potential environmental damage caused by proposed development projects across Canada, including hundreds involving a pipeline or fossil fuel energy, according to published records.

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