The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is now explaining to the public the reason for its decisions to exempt projects from impact assessments.
The recent move would be seen as a win for environmentalists who have been pressuring the agency to uphold the law and provide reasons for its decisions on not requiring Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs).
“The EPA having screened the applications has determined that they will not significantly affect the environment and therefore are exempt from the requirement to conduct an EIA, as set out in Section 11 of the Environmental Protection Act, Cap.20:05…the reasons for our decision are available at the following links on our website,” a notice said in the Guyana Chronicle on November 4th.
