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CACG Comments to 2nd Draft of Mill Air Permit |
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Over the last two years, the ministry has been in
the process of re-writing the air permit for the Crofton mill,
providing concerned citizens with fuel for optimism. It was hoped that
finally the government was going to live up to their responsibility to
effectively regulate the air emissions from the mill.
Two thirds of all toxic release of the pulp and
paper industry is emitted to the air according to the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, yet there are no Canadian provincial
or federal regulations on toxic release to the air from pulp mills -
simply guidelines and recommendations. It’s up to the Ministry of
Environment in BC to regulate through permits for each individual
facility.
The 2nd draft for a re-written permit for the
Crofton mill was recently circulated after accepting comments on the
first draft. Comments on the 2nd draft have been submitted.
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Air Pollutants