Federal watchdog urged to investigate Canada’s ‘longstanding failure’ to stop B.C. Elk Valley coal mine pollution
Report from the University of Victoria’s Environmental Law Centre says new proposed mines could further...
As mining waste leaches into B.C. waters, experts worry new rules will be too little, too late
Teck’s coal mines in B.C.’s Elk Valley are poised to be exempt from more stringent...
Coal mining is big business in the B.C. Rockies. It could get bigger if these projects are approved
Four proposed projects are undergoing environmental review in the Kootenay Rockies, where open-pit coal mining...
Teck fined $60 million for water pollution in B.C.’s Elk Valley
The company’s CEO apologized for releases of selenium and calcite from metallurgical coal mines after...
B.C. under pressure as U.S. EPA releases selenium pollution standard for water near Elk Valley coal mines
Environmental group calls for official Canada-U.S. International Joint Commission investigation over pollution downstream of Teck...
Aging Ajax mine leaching arsenic, selenium into creek near Kamloops, B.C.
A lack of monitoring of contamination in Peterson Creek demonstrates the province’s need for mining...
B.C. stalling on new rules for selenium pollution from coal mines, environmental groups say
The province, along with U.S. counterparts, agreed to bring in new standards by 2020 but...
Ottawa to review Teck’s Castle Mountain coal mine in B.C. amid concerns over fish habitat
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
If granted, the extension would give Seabridge Gold 12 years to achieve a ‘substantial start’...
