B.C. government ‘lagging way behind’ on coal mine pollution research
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6 min. readIn neighbouring Alberta, government scientists are producing peer-reviewed studies on the impacts of coal mining....
Senior Alberta officials stalled release of coal mine pollution science
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A government scientist was prevented from speaking to the media and community groups about his...
A decade of fighting over a controversial mining project in Manitoba — and still no decision
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The Sio Silica sand mine southeast of Winnipeg was proposed, then rejected, then reviewed, then...
Alberta wants to release treated oilsands waste into the Athabasca River. Mikisew Cree First Nation says it’s ‘unacceptable’
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Prime Minister Mark Carney promised a clean drinking water law for Indigenous communities, but it...
Wildfires are threatening B.C.’s drinking water
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Communities from Cranbrook to Kelowna know fire can contaminate reservoirs as well as burn homes....
B.C.’s long-promised watershed security strategy is done. It’s just not public
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The province has sat on the completed strategy for more than a year, despite calls...
Wildfire retardants help stop fires — but also impact ecosystems
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In the rush to put out wildfires, hundreds of millions of litres of fire retardant...
‘Do not eat’ fish: how PFAS sullied the Pike Infested Swamp
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Along Ontario’s Nottawasaga River, an angler mourns an old fishing haunt contaminated with ‘forever chemicals’
Salmon habitat is destroyed for development. Is it possible to replace what’s lost?
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A human-constructed marsh in B.C.’s Fraser River was meant to mimic natural feeding and breeding...
