As the winter draws to a close, and the first spring freshets begin to bubble beneath the thinning ice, the question of how extensive has been the environmental impact of the busiest drilling season northeast british columbia has ever seen is on the minds of many. ensuring that companies respect environmental legislation is critical to the members of b.c.'s first nations. yet they fear that even if current legislation is enforced, the speed with which oil and gas development is moving may cause irreversible damage.
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