Nova Scotia ‘failing’ on environmental project monitoring, auditor general says
HALIFAX — Nova Scotians should be concerned that the provincial government does not monitor many industrial projects to ensure they comply with their environmental terms, Auditor General Michael Pickup says.
In a report released Wednesday, Pickup said the Environment Department approved 53 of 54 project applications between 2013 and 2016.
He said his office examined 22 of those projects and found almost half of the 53 different terms and conditions he examined weren’t met. He said that “increases the risk that the environment is not protected as planned.”
The Environment Department is “failing” in this aspect of its oversight, Pickup told a news conference.