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Cline agrees full environmental review needed
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Missoulian
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December 8, 2005
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KALISPELL - A Canadian mining company has agreed that its controversial coal mine project north of Glacier National Park should, in fact, be subjected to a comprehensive environmental review.
That marks a substantial shift for Cline Mining Corp., which as recently as one month ago promised shareholders it would pursue "fast-track" approval of the project, seeking a "smallmine" permit that does not require full environmental analysis.
Now, the company says it will instead apply for a large-mine permit, a two-stage process that involves detailed environmental and socioeconomic analysis.
"And we're not even in the pre-application stage yet," Kathy Eichenberger said of the Cline proposal. ...