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From coal mining runoff in British Columbia to bacterial blooms in the Great Lakes, there...
‘Still knocking down an entire mountain’: new Elk Valley coal mine plan faces pushback
Aug. 6, 2025
9 min. read
9 min. readYaq̓it ʔa·knuqⱡi’it and conservationists say revised proposal for a new southeast B.C. mountain-top mine is...
One of Canada’s biggest copper mines plans to expand. B.C. says it won’t need an environmental assessment
March 27, 2025
11 min. read
Xatśūll First Nation asked B.C. to order an environmental assessment of the Gibraltar mine’s expansion...
‘A blow’: First Nation Chief says she’s lost trust in Rockies conservation talks with B.C., feds
Feb. 26, 2025
7 min. read
Yaq̓it ʔa·knuqⱡi’it Nasuʔkin (Chief) Heidi Gravelle says she’s lost confidence in discussions over the future...
B.C. asked feds to use coal-rich land for conservation: internal docs
Feb. 12, 2025
7 min. read
The land, in Ktunaxa Nation territory, includes the headwaters of the Flathead River and coal...
Coal mine pollution: international inquiry details plan to investigate Canada, U.S. contamination
Feb. 4, 2025
7 min. read
After decades of pollution from B.C. coal mines, an international inquiry is proposing to spotlight...
Teck Coal is headed to court on water pollution charges — again
July 16, 2024
9 min. read
Teck Resources was warned over a year ago about a federal investigation into pollution from...
Food harvested near Teck coal mines higher in selenium than grocery store food, health risk study shows
Updated July 5, 2024
13 min. read
Selenium risks depend on amount of fish people eat from rivers downstream of Teck coal...
If Canada’s environmental fines don’t match the crimes, industrial pollution will continue
April 9, 2024
6 min. read
Some of the country's biggest polluters are multibillion-dollar companies. Limited fines may not be enough...
