Peatlands are swampy vaults for toxic chemicals. Wildfires are setting those toxins loose
In areas rich in peat, like those surrounding Alberta's oilsands, wildfires are releasing thousands of...
The North is key to Canada’s critical mineral rush. Will its environment be protected this time?
Old mines in the territories left polluted, scarred sites as they closed. As the federal...
Oilsands giant Suncor wants to cut a sensitive wetland in two. So far, it has the green light
As it expands its Fort Hills oilsands mine, Suncor wants to build a wall several...
How big is the mercury threat posed by Hudson Bay’s thawing permafrost?
The warming of North America's largest peatland is sending mercury into soil and water. But...
Four years in, Doug Ford still can’t pay for a mining road to Ontario’s Ring of Fire: internal documents
Building a road to the Ring of Fire is a key 2022 Ontario election priority...
Miners competing over Ontario’s Ring of Fire have contentious relationships with Indigenous communities in Australia
Wyloo metals and BHP want to take over a small Canadian firm’s holdings in the...
Could an Indigenous conservation area in Hudson Bay also be the key to saving carbon-rich peatlands?
The Mushkegowuk Council has been pushing to protect the area in northern Ontario — a...
Peatlands can fight natural disasters and the climate crisis. Canada needs to stop taking them for granted
Canada has more pristine peatland than any other country but is far behind the rest...
Saskatchewan peat moss mining project faces opposition from Indigenous communities, conservationists
A grassroots group in La Ronge, Sask., is hosting an online speaker series to raise...
