Talk of potential sale of Teck coal mines prompts concerns about contamination in B.C.’s Elk Valley
Observers worry a sale or spinoff of sprawling coal mines in the southeastern corner of...
No federal party offers clear path on how to wind down fossil fuel production
When asked about new scientific research showing much of the country’s oil, gas and coal...
A bird’s eye view of coal leases on the eastern slopes of Alberta’s Rockies
Locals and advocates worry the myriad industrial pressures facing the eastern slopes put the area...
The inside story of an Alberta coal mine devastated by a financial crisis
As Coalspur — the company behind the Vista coal mine near Hinton, Alta. — declares...
The end of an era: how the global steel industry is cutting out coal
As Alberta and B.C. mull expanding metallurgical coal mining in the Rockies, some steel manufacturers...
As mining waste leaches into B.C. waters, experts worry new rules will be too little, too late
Teck’s coal mines in B.C.’s Elk Valley are poised to be exempt from more stringent...
Proposed coal mine in Alberta Rockies faces growing calls for federal review
The Tent Mountain project, currently pegged for provincial review, narrowly skirts the production threshold that...
Coal mining is big business in the B.C. Rockies. It could get bigger if these projects are approved
Four proposed projects are undergoing environmental review in the Kootenay Rockies, where open-pit coal mining...
Teck fined $60 million for water pollution in B.C.’s Elk Valley
The company’s CEO apologized for releases of selenium and calcite from metallurgical coal mines after...
