In terms of news about Environmental Assessment, it never rains but it pours. 

Taseko mines announced yesterday (Feb 21st) that it has resubmitted a revised proposal for the controversial Prosperity Mine to the federal government.  According to Taseko:

On November 2nd,  Jim Prentice, then the Minister of Environment, refused to issue an environmental assessment certificate to Taseko Mines Ltd. to allow the company to build its controversial Prosperity Mine.  The project would have destroyed Teztan Biny/Fish Lake, as well as a second smaller lake, and was strongly opposed by the  Tsilhqot’in National Government and the environmental community, including West Coast Environmental Law. 

Taseko Mines is hoping that Prime Minister Harper will give the go ahead for its controversial Prosperity Mine at Fish Lake (Teztan Biny) in Tsilhqot'in Territory – in the form of an environmental assessment certificate which could be granted at any time).  West Coast has suggested that this decision is a test of the integrity of the Canadian Environme

Rabble.ca has just published the following opinion piece from West Coast Environmental Law's Josh Paterson, which we reproduce below for our readers.

On Friday (July 2nd) the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency released the assessment report prepared in respect of the Prosperity Copper and Gold Mine proposed by the mining company, Taseko (Executive Summary here).  This is the controversial mine which would destroy

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