Sturgeons And Pipelines Don't Mix: Suing The Government To Enforce Environmental Laws
Gwen Barlee
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Posted 11.27.2012
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Canada British Columbia
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Northern Gateway Pipeline,
Nechako White Sturgeon,
Enbridge Northern Gateway,
Wilderness Committee,
Marbled Murrelet,
Endangered Species,
Species at Risk Act,
Endangered Species Lawsuit,
Sara Lawsuit,
Pacific Humpback Whale,
Canada British Columbia News
Fifty years ago there were an estimated 5,000 Nechako white sturgeon -- today there are just 350 struggling to hang on. Dams and habitat loss have taken their toll, but the proposed Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline could be the coup de grace for this critically imperilled creature. The proposed pipeline would cross the watercourse in which the sturgeon lives. But it doesn't stop there.
