Assembly sends letter urging more stringent review of KSM mine

The Petersburg Borough Assembly unanimously approved a motion to send a letter to the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (CEAA) urging them to elevate the federal assessment for the KSM (Kerr-Sulphurets-Mitchell) mine project to the panel review level at their meeting Aug. 18.

The assembly's move to send the letter urging the more stringent review process for the mine is one of many in a string of local and state governments calling for similar action.

The KSM mine is currently in the environmental assessment pre-application process. CEAA has three levels of review for environmental proj...

 

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