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Pembina Institute for Appropriate Development and Others v. Attorney General of Canada and Imperial Oil

Country/Territory
Canada
Date
Mar 1, 2008
Source
UNEP, InforMEA
Court name
Federal Court
Reference number
[2008] FC 302
Abstract
Federal Court of Canada found legal errors in a government joint review panel’s environmental assessment of the Kearl Tar Sands Project. Ecojustice and several non-profit organizations challenged the panel’s approval of the project, alleging that it had failed to seriously consider the climate change impacts of the project. The court agreed with the petitioner, holding that the panel failed to adequately support their conclusion that the project would cause only insignificant environmental harm.

Key environmental legal questions:

Challenge to government panel approval of oil sands mine
Full text
Canada-Pembina-2008-FC-302.pdf
Website
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