After weeks of pressure and protests, the Newfoundland and Labrador government is ordering Nalcor to remove more forest cover at the Muskrat Falls reservoir to further address concerns surrounding methylmercury. Minister of Natural Resources Siobhan Coady and Environment Minister Perry Trimper made the announcement at a news conference at Confederation Building in St. John's Wednesday. - Perry Trimper"To that end, I have required Nalcor today to implement a clearing as much forest cover as possible scenario." Dozens of protesters demonstrated over their worries about methylmercury contamination at the Muskrat Falls project on Saturday. Nine people were arrested Monday at a blockade outside the Muskrat Falls worksite, and demonstrations have disrupted work at government offices in Happy Valley-Goose Bay and Confederation Building in St. John's.

Source: CBC News October 19, 2016 15:20 UTC