Ecojustice was in Federal Court in Edmonton Wed., June 22, on behalf of the Pembina Institute and the Alberta Wilderness Association, seeking an order that would force Environment Minister Peter Kent to recommend emergency protection of the caribou. The hearing was scheduled to continue on Thurs. June 23.
The groups said in a news release that there are 34 approved oilsands projects and 12 proposed projects within the herds' ranges.
-From CBC News
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