The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that Imperial Metals Corp. can proceed with a major mining project in northwestern British Columbia, but Ottawa needs to do more to ensure its environmental assessment laws are followed…Justice Marshall Rothstein wrote [that] the government is obligated under the Environmental Assessment Act to consider proposed mining projects in their entirety, not piece by piece...The ruling was applauded by groups on both sides of the case...Nathan Cullen, the NDP critic for natural resources and energy…remains worried about the environmental and social impacts of Red Chris on the small aboriginal community nearby…"The proposed Red Chris Mine will have serious, long-lasting effects on Tahltan Territory," said Annita McPhee, chairwoman of the Tahltan Central Council.