Toxic Tailings News

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  • "‘We are its eyes and ears’: Meet Canada’s waterkeepers" by Davis Legree

  • "Two Trillion Litres of Toxicity" by By Jeff Gailus

  • "A cautionary tale on tailings brought to you by industry and government" Environmental Defence, written by Alienor Rougeot

  • "The federal government should cap toxic oilsands tailings — not approve its release into rivers", written by Aliénor Rougeot

  • "No government should support the oil Industry’s request to release toxic tailings into the Athabasca River" Environmental Defence, written by Alienor Rougeot

  • "Feds must protect Albertans from tailing ponds pollution" Canada's National Observer, written by Max Fawcett

  • "Banned for decades, releasing oilsands tailings water is now on the horizon" CBC Business report, written by Kyle Bakx for CBC News

  • "Little Peter Pond Lake in Northern Saskatchewan Tests Positive for Cyanobacteria Toxins, release by Keepers of the Water

  • "New Government Information Shows Alberta’s Tailings Ponds Increased in 2020 Despite Decrease in Oil Sands Production" Joint Release by Environmental Defence and Keepers of the Water

  • "Companies could be allowed to release treated tailings pond water into Athabasca River by 2023", written by Janet French

  • "Alberta must get back to monitoring tailings ponds, environment say, water keepers", article re-posted from APTN National News

  • "Grassroots Groups Demand Information on Flooding Impacts on Toxic Tailings Lakes", released by Keepers of the Water

  • "Oilsands waste is collected in sprawling toxic ponds. To clean them up, oil companies plan to pour water on them", written by Emma McIntosh and David Bruser for the Toronto Star

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