7 years after Mount Polley disaster, B.C. faces another mining boom — and regulations still fall short
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6 min. readOn Aug. 4, 2014, a dam holding contaminated waste failed, causing one of the worst...
Five years after Mount Polley disaster, taxpayers still on hook for cleaning up mining accidents
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B.C. is supposed to have a polluter-pay policy, but that’s not the reality on the...
Tailings dam failures linked to hefty bonuses for mine managers: report
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Study of four catastrophic dam collapses — including one at B.C.’s Mount Polley mine —...
B.C.’s ‘archaic’ mining laws urgently need update: 30 groups
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Reforms required to address ‘ticking time bomb’ of abandoned mines and protect taxpayers from millions...
It’s Official: No Provincial Charges for Mount Polley Mine Spill, One of Largest Environmental Disasters in Canadian History
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When it seemed clear the newly minted B.C. NDP government would not pursue charges against...
Decision on Private Prosecution Against Mount Polley Expected Any Day
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Premier John Horgan said this week he’s anxiously awaiting a court decision on charges against...
Alaskans Push U.S. Government to Investigate B.C.’s Border Mines
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Fish and wildlife in Alaska’s major watersheds are threatened by six British Columbia mines close...
BREAKING: Last-minute Charges Laid Against Mount Polley in Private Prosecution
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In a surprise eleventh-hour move, Indigenous activist and former Chief of the Xat’sull First Nation,...
Canada’s Environmental Fines are Tiny Compared to the U.S.
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This week marks the three-year anniversary of the Mount Polley mine disaster, which sent 24...