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Assessing Community Health and Social Baseline Data

Our analysis identifies critical gaps in the proposed health and social baselines, specifically regarding small community data, Indigenous health profiles, and gender-based violence.

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DGR Socio-Economic Baseline: Missing Local Reality

Our review of the NWMO's socio-economic baseline identifies significant gaps regarding unincorporated communities and Indigenous data verification, challenging the claim that the current reporting is…

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Climate Baselines and Radiological Monitoring: A Community Review

A critical review of the NWMO's environmental baselines, highlighting concerns over limited climate data and the socio-economic risks of voluntary radiological tissue sampling.

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Critical Gaps in DGR Species at Risk Data

Our review identifies significant methodological gaps in the NWMO's Species at Risk baseline data, specifically regarding opportunistic identification protocols and the exclusion of wide-ranging species.

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Terrestrial Wildlife: Assessing Baseline Data Gaps

A critical review of Section 14.10 regarding terrestrial wildlife baselines, highlighting concerns over low moose productivity, outdated invertebrate data, and the dismissal of project-linked tick…

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Bird Habitat and Wild Rice: Analyzing DGR Impacts

Our review of Section 14.9 highlights concerns regarding the reliance on desktop models over field-validated data for bird populations. We emphasize the need for multi-season…

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Fish Habitat Gaps in DGR Project Description

Our review of Section 14.8 identifies significant gaps in local fish habitat data, specifically regarding overwintering sites and the verification of eDNA findings, necessitating further…

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Biodiversity Risks: American Eel and Wetland Impacts

Our review of Section 14.7 highlights the unexpected detection of the endangered American eel via eDNA and the presence of culturally significant flora. We recommend…

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Ensuring Rigor in Groundwater and Surface Monitoring

A review of the NWMO's planned hydrogeological and water quality baseline studies reveals the need for greater transparency in monitoring locations and more specific radiological…

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Water Safety and the Revell DGR Proposal

An analysis of the NWMO's baseline water data reveals concerns regarding sample size, existing surface contamination, and the exclusion of Indigenous Knowledge in the Revell…