environmental assessment


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environmental assessment

A review of the probable environmental consequences of a proposed action, often performed to determine whether an environmental impact statement is required.
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Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency - Bending Lake Iron Project Public Comments Invited
The environmental assessment will begin once the development process is complete.
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Judge Joyce Hens Green decided that these grounds were not the most important aspect of this case, but that the quality of the environmental assessment was.
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