Ecologists in Guatemala see a recent ruling by Canada's Supreme Court…as a positive precedent that could help improve environmental controls over the mining industry…The Supreme Court ruled that the federal government could not split projects into artificially small parts in order to avoid comprehensive environmental impact studies…[and] had acted unlawfully by excluding public input from [an] assessment…Legal advisers of environmental organizations…are studying the reach of the Supreme Court decision…"We are analysing whether there is jurisdiction to file lawsuits for shortcomings in environmental impact reports contracted by Goldcorp, which has two mining projects here…" said [Guatemalan environmentalist Uriel] Miranda...But...Montana Exploradora [part of Goldcorp]...argued that the news of the...ruling had been manipulated and distorted. [Also refers to Barrick Gold, Glencairn Gold (now Central Sun Mining), Meridian Gold, Skye Resources (part of HudBay Minerals)]