Alberta ‘undermining’ system meant to ensure oilsands companies pay for cleanup, critics say
Last year’s economic crash meant oilsands companies were going to have to pay an annual...
Here’s how plants could help clean up Alberta’s oilsands tailings ponds
Plants are highly effective at pulling trapped water from the subsurface and releasing it to...
It’s official: Alberta’s oilsands tailings ponds are leaking. Now what?
There are more than a trillion litres of toxic oilsands waste stored in tailings ponds...
New global standards for mine waste won’t prevent dam failures, critics say
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
Panel that reviewed the spill of 24 million cubic metres of mining waste found B.C....
Global standards required to prevent mine tailings disasters like Mount Polley: report
Canada, home to about 60 per cent of global mining companies, has a crucial role...
Ottawa is paying to clean up Alberta’s inactive wells. Are the oilsands next?
As $1 billion in federal funds go to clean up inactive wells, experts are sounding...
Yukon seeks $25 million in outstanding cleanup fees from owners of shuttered, contaminated Wolverine mine
After operating for just three years, Yukon Zinc, owned by a private Chinese company, left...
Year four: Tracing Mount Polley’s toxic legacy
It was one of the largest environmental disasters in Canada’s history. Now, four years after...
