Yukon mine poses environmental risk decades after being remediated under federal watch
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6 min. readTerritorial government now on the hook for proper clean up of Wellgreen site before toxic...
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...
Yukon hikes Victoria Gold’s reclamation bond by $3.5 million
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Increase comes four months after heavy spring freshet caused company to dump 43 million litres...
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...
Seabridge Gold asks B.C. for more time to begin KSM mine construction, citing COVID-19
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If granted, the extension would give Seabridge Gold 12 years to achieve a ‘substantial start’...
Cleaning up B.C.’s Tulsequah Chief mine will cost $48.7 million
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A final remediation plan released by the provincial government this week is seen as a...
New global standards for mine waste won’t prevent dam failures, critics say
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The international standards, which come in response to tailings disasters like Mount Polley, are facing...
Six years after Mount Polley disaster, expert recommendations not fully implemented: report
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Panel that reviewed the spill of 24 million cubic metres of mining waste found B.C....
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...
