New Brunswick Mikmaw chief joins court challenge for NL’s Bay du Nord oil project Globalnews.ca

eight . an organization representing mikmaw Groups in New Brunswick are joining a court challenge for the federal government’s approval of a new offshore oil project in Newfoundland.

Mi’gmawe’l Tplu’tagnn Inc. say that from a single spill bay do nordo Offshore oil development could harm Atlantic salmon.

The group says Ottawa did not fulfill its duty to conduct meaningful consultations with indigenous communities about the proposed project, led by Norway-based Equinor.

The federal government gave regulatory approval to Bay du Nord in April, and if Equinor decides to proceed, the project will be located about 500 kilometers northeast of St.

Environmental law group EcoJustice filed an application in federal court on May 6 seeking judicial review of Ottawa’s approval of the environmental assessment of Bay du Nord.

The group says Environment Minister Steven Guillebault did not consider greenhouse gas emissions that would be released when the development’s estimated 500 million barrels of oil are burned as fuel.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published on July 12, 2022.