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More than a dozen short-term repairs, plans await Mount Polley remediation: report

More than a dozen short-term repairs, plans await Mount Polley remediation: report

A tailings berm breached during the Mount Polley mine disaster has yet to be repaired to the point it can withstand the arrival of water coming from melting snow this coming spring, according to a November 24 progress report from the Ministry of Environment.
Teck gets approval for $600m Elk Valley water treatment plan

Teck gets approval for $600m Elk Valley water treatment plan

The provincial government has approved Teck Resource Limited’s Elk Valley Water Quality Plan
B.C. needs to shift fossil fuel focus to renewable energy future

B.C. needs to shift fossil fuel focus to renewable energy future

What is sorely missing is a recognition that betting everything on a fossil-fuelled future is an increasingly precarious game plan
U.S.-China climate deal puts Canada under the gun

U.S.-China climate deal puts Canada under the gun

A historic climate change deal made between the United States and China puts Canada more at risk than ever of failing to adjust to new economic realities
Ships flying “flags of non-compliance” responsible for most oil spills: UBC report

Ships flying “flags of non-compliance” responsible for most oil spills: UBC report

There’s an important distinction between ships flying flags of convenience and those Dana Miller would categorize as flags of non-compliance.
Imperial Metals issues Mount Polley remediation update, has installed berms, pumps

Imperial Metals issues Mount Polley remediation update, has installed berms, pumps

Imperial Metals said it is actively working to remediate the Mount Polley region after the tailings pond breach August 4 that caused a large field of debris and millions of gallons of tailings water enter Polley Lake
BC government announces emissions rules for LNG

BC government announces emissions rules for LNG

B.C. government establishes new rules for greenhouse gas emissions from LNG
Metro Vancouver hopes to boost compost rates with new ad campaign

Metro Vancouver hopes to boost compost rates with new ad campaign

The regional district has introduced an ad campaign featuring animated fruit, vegetables and half-finished meals imploring people to compost
B.C. government breaking law by not releasing latest Mount Polley information, say lawyers

B.C. government breaking law by not releasing latest Mount Polley information, say lawyers

Experts from the University of Victoria have filed a complaint with British Columbia’s privacy commissioner
Will new LNG rules apply to gas fields?

Will new LNG rules apply to gas fields?

How will the B.C. government square a liquefied natural gas industry with its carbon reduction targets? The Pembina Institute on Friday (October 3) threw out some ideas in anticipation of the fall sitting of the B.C. Legislature, when the B.C.