The fight for life downstream of Alberta’s tailings ponds – full of arsenic, mercury and lead
The Narwhal In their own words: residents of Fort Chipewyan talk about their experiences – and fears – downstream from the Alberta oilsands’ trillion-litre tailings ponds of toxic byproducts. […]
Compare and contrast: Polluted waste from Florida’s fertilizer industry is in the path of Milton’s fury
The Canadian Press As Hurricane Milton pummeled Florida’s west coast with powerful winds and flooding rain, environmentalists worry it could scatter the polluted leftovers of the state’s phosphate fertilizer mining […]
Compare and contrast: Salmon swim freely in the Klamath River for 1st time in a century after dams removed
The Canadian Press For the first time in more than a century, salmon are swimming freely along the Klamath River and its tributaries – a major watershed near the California-Oregon […]
Compare and contrast: Water gushes through palm trees and sand dunes after rare rain in the Sahara Desert
The Canadian Press “It’s been 30 to 50 years since we’ve had this much rain in such a short space of time,” said Houssine Youabeb of Morocco’s General Directorate of […]
Save Kississing Lake – stop acid mine drainage
Water Canada Acidic water laced with heavy metals from a Province of Manitoba mine remediation project has been contaminating Kississing Lake with cadmium, aluminum, copper, zinc and iron concentrations in […]
Compare and contrast: Wastewater bacteria can breakdown plastic for food
Science Daily Comamonadacae is a family of bacteria often found growing on plastics in water. A new study finds a bacterium in this family can break down the plastic for […]
Groundwater testing shows ‘high levels’ of cyanide near mine disaster: Yukon
The Canadian Press Yukon officials say they are working to understand how groundwater moves through an area where a failure at a mine released millions of tonnes of cyanide-laced ore […]
Climate change is causing algal blooms in Lake Superior for the first time in history
The Conversation – Canada Lake Superior is known for its pristine waters, but a combination of nutrient additions from increasing human activity (including farming and development), warming temperatures and stormy […]
Tofino wastewater treatment plant now operational, protecting marine ecosystems
Water Canada The District of Tofino has officially opened its new wastewater treatment plant, marking a significant achievement for the community and its partners. The $79.25 million project, the largest […]
The lonely Lake Superior caribou and a lesson in limits
The Narwhal Ontario’s southernmost herd illustrates how hard it is to bring a species back from the brink – and why we need to recognize tipping points before we reach […]
