Environment minister reconsidering decision to stay out of Alberta coal-mine review | CBC News

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  1. Steve Post author

    The decision to be made by December has been moved up to this month, July.

    The article says, “Wilkinson had previously decided in December to allow U.S.-owned Coalspur Mines Ltd. to double or triple the output and export capacity of the mine, without subjecting it to review under the federal Impact Assessment Act, after concluding that provincial review would address potential risks to environmental and Indigenous rights, The Canadian Press reports. But this week, spokesperson Moira Kelly “said the government is studying the issue anew, and Wilkinson will make a fresh decision by the end of July.”

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