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Mikisew Cree First Nation to co host conference on oil sands tailings and water protection
08 Jan 2026 17:47 GMT
… and community impacts of oil sands tailings on Indigenous waters and … approaches to treating and releasing oil sands tailings, provincial water legislation, interbasin … impacts affecting communities downstream of oil sands operations.
Organizers say media …
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Surface water in Alberta oil sands contains high levels of dissolved metals, report finds
20 Dec 2025 01:04 GMT
… this photo in gallery:A tailings pond near Fort McMurray, Alta … in Alberta oil sands
Twenty groups participate in the Oil Sands Monitoring Program … , including Indigenous communities, several oil sands producers, federal …
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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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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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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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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 …
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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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Bridging Gaps: Investigating Oil Sands and Community Health
15 Sep 2025 10:24 GMT
… the ecological distress linked to oil sands tailings is the detection of elevated … of the issues surrounding the oil sands tailings, it is imperative that interdisciplinary …
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Research as reconciliation: Oil sands and health
15 Sep 2025 10:25 GMT
… researching the health effects of oil sands tailings, as previous research suggests that … about the health impacts of oil sands and tailings ponds. A community-led … commitments therefore naturally extend to oil-sands-affected communities and require rigorous …