Indigenous leadership, salmon, and the benefits to us all

Indigenous leadership, salmon, and the benefits to us all

Wildsight news : Mining

Teck coal sale highlights water quality costs

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In 2022, Teck profited a staggering $6.4 billion from their steelmaking coal mines in southeast BC’s Elk Valley, making up 60% of Teck’s total global revenue. Teck’s coal profits in 2022 doubled from the previous year…
A mountain-top coal mine.

Laws of the land

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In late September, British Columbia's Supreme Court gave the province 18 months to update its Mineral Tenure Act. The decision has significant implications for both reconciliation and environmental protections in the province. 

What’s in Sparwood coal mine dust?

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In Sparwood, dust from the nearby coal mine sometimes drifts over the town, coating everything in fine black powder and leaving some residents concerned about what they're breathing in. But what exactly is in that dust? The answer may…

Teck Coal fined for failed water treatment

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Kukama?nam/Kimberley The BC government has fined Teck Coal $16.5 million for failure to construct a water treatment facility by the required permit date, along with fines for exceedances in selenium and nitrate. Wildsight strongly supports the administrative…

The cost of coal to climate change

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If Elk Valley coal mine emissions from coal in the ground to steel in hand were included in British Columbia's total greenhouse gas emissions, it would increase British Columbia's total greenhouse gas emissions by 115%, but they aren…

The cost of coal to human health

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From Appalachia to India, research has uncovered the potential harms open-pit coal mining has on the environment and human health. In this second instalment of our series, 'The True Cost of Coal', we take a look at the impacts…