Canada’s Environmental Fines are Tiny Compared to the U.S.
This week marks the three-year anniversary of the Mount Polley mine disaster, which sent 24...
Mount Polley Investigation Still On, Federal Charges ‘In Play,’ Says B.C. Environment Minister
B.C.’s new Minister of Environment, George Heyman, says he identifies with the many British Columbians...
Christy Clark Worried Mount Polley Spill Would Harm New Mine Construction, New Docs Show
By Jeremy J.Nuttall for The Tyee. In the hours after the 2014 Mount Polley mine...
British Columbians Saddled With $40 Million Clean-Up Bill as Imperial Metals Escapes Criminal Charges
British Columbian taxpayers will be on the hook for $40 million to clean up the...
Mount Polley Mine Disaster Two Years In: ‘It’s Worse Than It’s Ever Been’
Thursday marks two years since the Mount Polley mine disaster in Likely, B.C. where a...
Cost of Abandoned, Contaminated Mine Sites in B.C. $508 Million, Up 83 Per Cent Since 2014
Costs associated with the closure and reclamation of 84 abandoned industrial sites, mostly from mining,...
No Fines, No Charges Laid for Mount Polley Mine Disaster
No charges will be laid against the Mount Polley Mine Corporation, owned by Imperial Metals,...
Cross-Border Agreement Disappoints Alaskan Fishing and Environmental Groups Wanting More Input into B.C. Mines
B.C. and Alaska signed a pact Wednesday designed to give Alaskans more say on Canadian...
The Trouble With Tailings: Toxic Waste ‘Time Bombs’ Loom Large Over Alaska’s Salmon Rivers
There are a few unarguable truths about mine tailings, the pulverized rock, water and sludge...
