An Associated Press article linked to in the Saturday, March 31, 2007 online edition of the Daily Inter Lake . . .

The environmental review for a coal mine planned in British Columbia and opposed in Montana is being ratcheted up, likely delaying the mine proposal by up to three years, said Sen. Max Baucus, whose goal is to have the proposal scrapped.

The Montana Democrat said Friday that Canada’s ambassador to the United States, Michael Wilson, has confirmed the project proposed by Cline Mining Corp. will be reviewed at the federal level. Earlier plans called for a review at the provincial level.

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