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First Nations chiefs demand answers over Alberta pipeline deal that doesn't mention water
23 Jan 2026 17:57 GMT
… by the tailings ponds oilsands operations leave behind.
… are particularly concerned about tailing ponds, which have a history … in communities downstream from oilsands operations. Indigenous communities … the potential release of oilsands mining effluent are …
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First Nations chiefs call out Ottawa over pipeline deal that doesn’t mention water
22 Jan 2026 09:07 GMT
… are particularly concerned about tailing ponds, which have a history … the impacts of the oilsands on community members’ health … in communities downstream from oilsands operations. Indigenous communities … the potential release of oilsands mining effluent are …
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Alberta to explore injecting oilsands tailings deep underground as disposal option
13 Jun 2025 13:45 GMT
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"The accumulation of [oilsands mine water] represents a management … #39;s report states oilsands mining operations use about … of tailings in the oilsands it should make a … more effectively manage oilsands mine water and tailing ponds," Schulz said …
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'So late in the game' — Feds spend $12.5 M to study the tragedies of cancer downstream of oil sands
09 Aug 2024 14:12 GMT
… nations downstream of the oilsands have received funding to understand … (NAs) that accumulate in oilsands tailing ponds and have been found to … map the contaminates from the oilsands. The money will be … ponds from the Kearl’s oilsands mine near Fort McMurray, …
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Opinion: The stakes for solving oilsands tailing ponds could not be higher
22 Apr 2023 12:18 GMT
Article content The numbers that describe oilsands tailings are so big that they almost lose meaning. Right now, tailings ponds cover roughly 300 square kilometres of boreal forest in northern Alberta — nearly half the size of Edmonton and one-third the …
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Scientists say Kearl oilsands tailing pond spills were harmful to fish
13 Mar 2023 22:35 GMT
Breadcrumb Trail Links National The company and the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) had both insisted no wildlife had been harmed when the leaks were made public in early February. A tailings pond at Imperial Oil's Kearl Lake oilsands operation north of …
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Scientists say Kearl oilsands tailing pond spills were harmful to fish
13 Mar 2023 21:17 GMT
Breadcrumb Trail Links National The company and the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) had both insisted no wildlife had been harmed when the leaks were made public in early February. A tailings pond at Imperial Oil's Kearl Lake oilsands operation north of …
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Scientists say Kearl oilsands tailing pond spills were likely harmful to fish
13 Mar 2023 22:02 GMT
Federal scientists say a leaking tailings pond at Imperial Oil’s Kearl Lake site likely harmed fish. The company and the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) have insisted wildlife has not been harmed when the leaks were made public in early February. “Based on …
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Canada’s oil sands emit 6300% more pollutants than previously thought
02 Feb 2024 13:28 GMT
… the air molecules at the oil sands, factoring out the greenhouse … of Canada’s biggest oil sands companies stated that the ECCC … most concerning would be tailing ponds wherein the leftover solution … The development of the oil sands has brought about damage to …
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Canada oil sands leak by Exxon unit heightens First Nations’ calls to clean up tailings
28 Apr 2023 07:27 GMT
… about Canada’s vast oil sands tailings ponds, which reached … to clean up. Oil sands mining companies are responsible … for it.
Remediating oil sands mines could cost C … environmental liabilities that are tailing ponds,” spokeswoman Kaitlin Power said …