Three more civil society activists have objected to the EPA’s decision not to require an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for ExxonMobil’s offshore Kaieteur Block drilling programme and they also lambasted the government agency’s waiving of EIAs “for all manner of projects at an unprecedented level”.
In an October 23rd letter to Omkar Lochan, Chairman of the Environ-mental Assessment Board (EAB) which adjudicates appeals of decisions made by the EPA, Vanda Radzik, Janette Bulkan and Alfred Bhulai said “This is a dangerous trend and contradicts the EPA’s own proclaimed slogan: “The Environment is Every-body’s Business” and its mandate: “To promote, facilitate and coordinate effective environmental management and protection; and the sustainable use of Guyana natural resources.”
