Environmental News and Notes
Posted April 11, 2008
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency issues Draft Guidelines for Public Comment on the Proposed Deep Underground Nuclear Waste Dump by Lake Huron and new reactors at the Bruce Complex.
Note: Both the eight current Bruce nuclear stations and the Western Waste Management Facility (site of the proposed deep underground dump for "low" and "intermediate" level radioactive wastes from 20 Ontario nuclear plants) sit on a piece of land that juts out into Lake Huron - and is roughly 50 miles or so across from Michigan, as the crow flies.
The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (CEAA) issued draft guidelines for public comment on Friday, April 4th for bothThe proposed deep underground dump at the Western Waste Management Facility, which is owned and operated by Ontario Power Generation, and is adjacent to the Bruce complex.
The Bruce New Build - the proposal to build new nuclear power plants at the Bruce nuclear complex, near Kincardine, Ontario. The Bruce nuclear stations are operated by a partnership that includes Cameco Corporation, TransCanada Corporation, BPC Generation Infrastructure Trust, a trust established by the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System, the Power Workers’ Union and The Society of Energy Professionals.
These guidelines in preparation for environmental panel reviews of both of these proposals by the Ministry of Environment. The CEAA's website with the draft guideline postings is here.
April 4, 2008 - Public Participation Notice - Bruce Power New Nuclear Power Plant Project: Comments are invited on Environmental Impact Statement Guidelines and Joint Panel Agreement.
April 4, 2008 - Public Participation Notice - Deep Geologic Repository for Low and Intermediate-Level Radioactive Wastes: Comments are invited on Environmental Impact Statement Guidelines and Joint Panel Agreement.
Posted April 15, 2007
Quoting the e-notes from the weekly updates sent out from the National Association of Conservation Districts April 3, 2007:
"Supreme Court Rules on Greenhouse Gas Regulation The Supreme Court ruled this week that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has the power to regulate carbon dioxide emissions from vehicles. The 5-4 vote forces the Administration to reconsider its refusal to regulate carbon dioxide and other emissions from new vehicles, stating that greenhouse gasses from motor vehicles fall within the law’s definition of an air pollutant. The court’s decision was the first ruling addressing legal issues surrounding global warming and will likely affect a number of cases in lower courts that have been delayed pending the court’s verdict."