The Narwhal https://thenarwhal.ca Deep Dives, Cold Facts, & Pointed Commentary en-US Copyright 2026 The Narwhal hourly 1 For decades B.C. failed to address selenium pollution in the Elk Valley. Now no one knows how to stop it. https://thenarwhal.ca/for-decades-b-c-failed-to-address-selenium-pollution-in-the-elk-valley-now-no-one-knows-how-to-stop-it/ Tue, 04 Dec 2018 16:52:09 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=9231 There are no viable solutions to stop the tide of selenium leaching into Canadian and U.S. water from a 100-kilometre stretch of coal mines owned and operated by mining giant Teck Resources. Deformed fish, a potential fish population collapse and contaminated drinking water signal more trouble to come Carol Linnitt In-Depth B.C. coal Elk Valley mining Selenium Teck Resources Water Contamination westslope cutthroat trout wildlife Photo: Jayce Hawkins / The Narwhal Teck Resources Elk Valley mine Canada Tells NAFTA Leaky Oilsands Tailings Ponds a ‘Challenge’ to Prove, Despite Existing Federal Study https://thenarwhal.ca/canada-tells-nafta-leaky-oilsands-tailings-ponds-challenge-prove-despite-existing-federal-study/ Fri, 17 Nov 2017 22:55:19 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2017/11/17/canada-tells-nafta-leaky-oilsands-tailings-ponds-challenge-prove-despite-existing-federal-study/ James Wilt News Alberta environmental law NAFTA News oilsands tailings ponds tar sands water Water Contamination What You Need to Know About Fracking In Canada https://thenarwhal.ca/what-is-fracking-in-canada/ Thu, 06 Apr 2017 17:34:20 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2017/04/06/what-is-fracking-in-canada/ David Minkow In-Depth B.C. Canada fracking fracking ban fracking moratorium In-Depth regulations water Water Contamination Jessica Ernst Loses Landmark Supreme Court Case Against Alberta Fracking Regulator in 5-4 Ruling https://thenarwhal.ca/jessica-ernst-loses-landmark-supreme-court-case-against-alberta-fracking-regulator-5-4-ruling/ Sat, 14 Jan 2017 18:46:28 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2017/01/14/jessica-ernst-loses-landmark-supreme-court-case-against-alberta-fracking-regulator-5-4-ruling/ admin News Alberta Energy Conservation Board alberta energy regulator Charter rights encana fracking News Surpeme Court of Canada Water Contamination New EPA Study Highlights Fracking’s Risk to Groundwater, Notes Troubling Lack of Data https://thenarwhal.ca/new-epa-study-highlights-fracking-s-risk-groundwater-notes-troubling-lack-data/ Mon, 19 Dec 2016 23:51:00 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2016/12/19/new-epa-study-highlights-fracking-s-risk-groundwater-notes-troubling-lack-data/ admin News EPA study fracking News Water Contamination BREAKING: $4.2 Million Jury Verdict Against Cabot Oil & Gas in Dimock, PA Water Contamination Lawsuit https://thenarwhal.ca/breaking-news-4-2-million-jury-verdict-dimock-pa-water-contamination-lawsuit-reported/ Thu, 10 Mar 2016 18:23:19 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2016/03/10/breaking-news-4-2-million-jury-verdict-dimock-pa-water-contamination-lawsuit-reported/ admin Cabot Oil and Gas Corp. Carter Road Center Second Dimock Drilling Ely v. Cabot fracking jury lawsuit non-disclosure agreements pa proved contamination secret settlements verdict water Water Contamination Tahltans Blockade Imperial Metals’ Red Chris Mine in Response to Mount Polley Spill https://thenarwhal.ca/tahltans-blockade-imperial-metals-red-chris-mine-response-mount-polley-spill/ Mon, 18 Aug 2014 18:48:53 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2014/08/18/tahltans-blockade-imperial-metals-red-chris-mine-response-mount-polley-spill/ Albrecht Berg B.C. Liberals blockade Christy Clark Imperial Metals mining Mount Polley Mine Murray Edwards Red Chris Mine Tahltan First Nation Wade Davis Water Contamination Concerns Linger After Drinking Water Ban Rescinded for Area Affected by Mount Polley Tailings Pond Breach https://thenarwhal.ca/concerns-linger-after-drinking-water-ban-rescinded-area-affected-mount-polley-tailings-pond-breach/ Wed, 13 Aug 2014 23:37:36 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2014/08/13/concerns-linger-after-drinking-water-ban-rescinded-area-affected-mount-polley-tailings-pond-breach/ Carol Linnitt arsenic Ban Cariboo Regional District Coralee Oakes Donna Barnett drinking water Hazeltine Creek Imperial Metals Interior Health Likely BC Mercury mining mining wastewater Mount Polley Mine Polley Lake Quesnel Lake tailings pond breach Water Contamination Residents Refuse to Drink Water, Despite Ban Lift, After Mount Polley Mine Disaster https://thenarwhal.ca/residents-refuse-drink-water-despite-ban-lift-after-mount-polley-mine-disaster/ Tue, 12 Aug 2014 14:52:08 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2014/08/12/residents-refuse-drink-water-despite-ban-lift-after-mount-polley-mine-disaster/ Carol Linnitt arsenic Canada Cariboo Envirotech Denise Carlson drinking water ban Gerald MacBurney Imperial Metals Kyle Giesbrecht Likely BC Mercury mining Mount Polley Mine Paddy Smith Quesnel Lake tailings pond breach toxic tailings pond Water Contamination State of Emergency Called for Cariboo Regional District After Mount Polley Mine Tailings Pond Breach https://thenarwhal.ca/state-emergency-called-cariboo-regional-district-after-mount-polley-mine-tailings-pond-breach/ Wed, 06 Aug 2014 22:01:09 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2014/08/06/state-emergency-called-cariboo-regional-district-after-mount-polley-mine-tailings-pond-breach/ Carol Linnitt B.C. Bill Bennett Cariboo Regional District copper mine gold mine Hazeltine River Imperial Metals Mine mining Mount Polley Mine Quesnel Lake state of emergency tailings pond wastewater Water Contamination Chief Allan Adam: Oilsands Health Study to “Knock Socks” Off Industry, Government https://thenarwhal.ca/chief-allan-adam-oilsands-health-study-knock-socks-industry-government/ Sat, 28 Jun 2014 17:04:19 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2014/06/28/chief-allan-adam-oilsands-health-study-knock-socks-industry-government/ Mike De Souza Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation Cancer Chief Allan Adam health John O'Connor oilsands tar sands Water Contamination