B.C. stalling on new rules for selenium pollution from coal mines, environmental groups say
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6 min. readThe province, along with U.S. counterparts, agreed to bring in new standards by 2020 but...
Alberta coal miner launches legal challenge against federal environmental assessment
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Coalspur says Minister Jonathan Wilkinson acted ‘unlawfully’ when he ordered a federal review of its...
Ottawa to review Teck’s Castle Mountain coal mine in B.C. amid concerns over fish habitat
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Federal decision comes on the heels of new research from the U.S. Geological Survey that...
Alberta’s Vista coal mine expansion will now face a federal review. Here’s why Ottawa reversed course
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Environmental groups hail Jonathan Wilkinson’s decision, which comes after mounting pressure from Indigenous peoples and...
Alberta’s renewed bet on coal: what Kenney’s policy shift means for mining, parks and at-risk species
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The UCP government has rescinded a decades-old policy that restricted coal mining in parts of...
9 things you need to know about the proposed open-pit coal mine near Smithers, B.C.
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Telkwa, B.C., is a small town at the confluence of the Telkwa and Bulkley rivers,...
Teck’s proposed B.C. coal mine isn’t slated for a federal environmental review. Here’s what you need to know
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Teck Resources’ Castle Mountain is being described by the company as an expansion of an...
B.C. mine proposed in critical caribou habitat shows how endangered species ‘fall through the cracks’
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If the newly proposed Sukunka coal mine follows the same trajectory as nearly every single...
Lake Ontario ‘aquatic landfill’ to contain 150-year-old toxic blob from industrial pollution
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A $139-million underwater box the size of six city blocks is being built to contain...