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GNWT advocating for Indigenous governments to be consulted on release of oil sands mine water, spokesperson says
18 Nov 2025 19:53 GMT
… potential treatment and release of oil sands mine water, as well … any environmental assessments of Alberta oil sand projects that could have … plan to release treated oil sands mine water into the … potential effects that treated tailings water might have on …
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Alberta Wants To Release Treated Oilsands Waste Into The Athabasca River
19 Nov 2025 23:02 GMT
… toxic waste in the Alberta oilsands.
The Alberta government is looking … the creation of standards, so oilsands companies can treat and release … giant reservoirs of wastewater, called tailings ponds, into the Athabasca River …
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Alberta wants to release treated oilsands waste into the Athabasca River. Mikisew Cree First Nation says it’s ‘unacceptable’
17 Nov 2025 13:16 GMT
… of wastewater, called tailings ponds, into the … not sustainable: Alberta government
Oilsands mining processes need huge … are stored in tailings reservoirs.
Currently, oilsands operations have … exploring how to manage oilsands tailings, a spokesperson told The …
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Dene Nation demands a say on oil sands projects
12 Nov 2025 20:05 GMT
… organization’s participation in Alberta oil sands environmental assessments when they … “grave concerns” over treated oil sands tailings being released and potentially threatening … the treatment and release of oil sands tailings into the river system — …
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Insufficient disclosure obscuring billions in Alberta oil sands liabilities, advocates say
02 Nov 2025 23:51 GMT
… tied to spent wells and oil sands mines, and insufficient disclosure … inactive wells and aging oil sands mines has been a … And he says the oil sands and tailings decommissioning that will be … as companies that have aging oil sands operations. Some of that …
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Alberta First Nations denounce plans to ‘treat and release’ oil sands tailings
27 Oct 2025 20:21 GMT
… its own regulatory framework for oil sands tailings management. Environment and Climate Change … the accumulation of oil sands process-affected water in tailings ponds.
Currently, … under stringent regulatory requirements, oil sands mines have had to retain …
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Oil Sands Tailings Plan Sparks Indigenous Opposition, Calls for Federal Oversight
24 Oct 2025 20:21 GMT
… a proposal to treat toxic oil sands tailings stored in massive ponds and … this mess without our approval.”
Oil sands tailings are a mix of water … could release untreated tailings into surrounding ecosystems.
Tailings ponds from oil sands mines in …
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Alberta chiefs say oilsands causing cancer surge, call for halt to tailings plan
07 Nov 2025 05:55 GMT
… Alberta Oil Sands Mine Water Steering Committee — to create standards allowing treated tailings … . However, the technology to treat oilsands tailings remains unproven and can’t … and environmental crises caused by oilsands tailings, they said.
"We have …
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Mikisew Cree First Nation opposes releasing treated oilsands tailings
24 Oct 2025 13:19 GMT
… releasing treated oilsands tailings.
Alberta's oilsands mine water … potential contaminants from oilsands operations to better … about the tailings recommendations last month.
Tailings are made … was tasked with studying tailings management options.
The …
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MCFN protests plans to release treated oilsands tailings into waterways
21 Oct 2025 05:27 GMT
… government is confident oilsands tailings can be treated … plans to release treated oilsands tailings into waterways, arguing … toxic wastewater stored in oilsands tailings ponds.
“By moving … after wastewater containing oilsands tailings seeped outside its …