The Narwhal https://thenarwhal.ca Deep Dives, Cold Facts, & Pointed Commentary en-US Copyright 2026 The Narwhal hourly 1 Addressing Alberta’s leaky tailings ponds is Canada’s chance to keep promises to Indigenous Peoples https://thenarwhal.ca/opinion-mikisew-cree-alberta-tailings/ Wed, 08 Mar 2023 14:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=72527 The tailings ponds in Alberta are growing — and leaking. The feds need to ask Indigenous nations before allowing oilsands companies to release them into rivers Aliénor Rougeot and Melody Lepine Opinion Alberta COP15 environmental racism freshwater Indigenous Rights oilsands tailings ponds Photo: Ian Willms / Panos Pictures Oilsands tailings pond from above The federal government should cap toxic oilsands tailings — not approve its release into rivers https://thenarwhal.ca/opinion-oilsands-tailings-releases/ Wed, 22 Dec 2021 00:20:01 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=41468 Ottawa’s move to allow oil and gas companies to dump ‘treated’ effluent into the Athabasca River is a step in the wrong direction Aliénor Rougeot Opinion Alberta environmental law federal politics Indigenous Rights oil and gas oilsands tailings ponds water Photo: Alex MacLean An aerial view of the Alberta oilsands