$9,000 fine for coal mine leak into Alberta river a ‘slap on the wrist,’ critics say

CBC

A $9,000 fine levied against a coal company for releasing mine-contaminated wastewater into a northwestern Alberta river is a weak reprimand for the toxic leak, critics say. Wastewater from CST metallurgical coal mine near Grande Cache, about 430 kilometres northwest of Edmonton, spilled from the site, sending harmful plumes of fine tailings into the river.   Click here to read the story.   Click the following link for more information on Infrastructure.