Mount Polley loses appeal of $9,000 penalty for violating new wastewater permit
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6 min. readThe company responsible for Canada’s largest tailings spill failed to meet new provincial conditions for...
Audit of B.C.’s tailings pond regulations casts shadow on government’s ‘world class’ mining claims
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B.C. positions itself as a world leader in responsible mining, but an internal review of...
Alberta ‘undermining’ system meant to ensure oilsands companies pay for cleanup, critics say
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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
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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?
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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
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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....
Global standards required to prevent mine tailings disasters like Mount Polley: report
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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?
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As $1 billion in federal funds go to clean up inactive wells, experts are sounding...