Sustainability
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Critics and industry clash over accuracy of Alberta well cleanup cost estimates
An Alberta coalition says oil and gas producers are lowballing the cost to clean up their wellsites. On the flip side, are they overstating the numbers?
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Cardinal Energy cleaning up after 320,000 litres of oil and produced water spills
The Alberta Energy Regulator says 320,000 litres of the substances leaked after a problem with pump equipment
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Younger voters mobilizing to make federal election about climate change
The group, Our Time, is working to mobilize voters under age 35 to demand solid climate-change plans from all parties
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Municipality of Wood Buffalo faces series of provincial environmental charges
The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo is charged with four counts related to the release of a substance into a waterworks system
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U.S. firm fined $2.9M for fuel spill that soiled B.C. First Nation territory
The Transportation Safety Board ruled last May that a crew member missed a planned course change because he fell asleep while alone on watch
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Northern Ontario First Nation declares state of emergency over water quality
Indigenous Services Canada said a new $12-million water treatment plant was set to begin operations in the community next month
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U.S. tug firm to be sentenced for 2016 spill in B.C. First Nation’s territory
A Texas-based company has pleaded guilty to three of nine counts while a civil case for damages filed by the Heiltsuk Nation is ongoing
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Power transformers manufacturer receives financial boost for clean tech upgrades
Vaughan manufacturer receives funding to adopt innovative clean technology, scale up production and create more than 30 skilled jobs
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Trudeau stresses balancing economy, environment during brief Stampede visit [UPDATED]
The prime minister took aim at his conservative opponents in his remarks, saying these days a government can’t just dictate where a pipeline will be built
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Northern premiers ask provinces to do their part to reduce greenhouse gases
The leaders of the Northwest Territories, Yukon and Nunavut brought up the issue in Saskatoon at the annual meeting of Canada’s premiers
