Prosperity mine demonstrates environmental assessments more critical than ever

MiningWatch — Tue, 31 Jan 2017 19:30:31 +0000

Ecojustice and MiningWatch Canada head to court this week to defend Fish Lake ("Teztan Biny" in Tsilhqot'in) from a risky mining project.

Mining projects often put communities and the environment in great peril -- we only need to look to the Mount Polley tailings spill to see an example of the long-lasting devastation they can cause.

That's why we'll be in court this week to help uphold a federal assessment that found the New Prosperity mine project in Tsilhqot'in territory in central B.C. would have serious ecological and cultural impacts.

Sean Nixon

Prosperity mine demonstrates environmental assessments more critical than ever