Elk Valley mine named in report on Hyundai's harmful steel supply chain

The Elk Valley’s Line Creek coal mine has been named in a new report exposing environmental impacts and human rights abuses occurring in Hyundai’s steel-making supply chain around the world.

Wildsight news : Mining

Teck Coal fined for failed water treatment

February 9, 2023 by Wildsight

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…

Environmental organizations apply to intervene in Gitxaala Nation’s legal case against unwanted mining

December 15, 2022 by Wildsight

The intervenor applications for the Gitxaała Nation’s legal challenge against the Province of British Columbia and four mineral claim holders begin today. The Nation filed the case with the B.C.

Wildsight responds to the Ktunaxa Nation Council’s media statement on released documents regarding Kootenay Watershed pollution

November 2, 2022 by Wildsight

K̓ukamaʔnam/Kimberley – Wildsight strongly supports the Ktunaxa Nation’s decades long call to have the International Joint Commission (ICJ) address the deterioration of water quality in the Elk-Kootenay River System. The IJC, with independent representatives from Canada…

The cost of coal to climate change

July 20, 2022 by Wildsight

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…

Canada-US transborder political dispute looms over water pollution crisis in BC’s Elk Valley

June 28, 2022 by Wyatt Petryshen

The Elk Valley, British Columbia, is in the heart of the Rocky Mountains. It hosts stunning views of rugged mountains and scenic rivers. It is also home to 80 percent of Canada’s annual metallurgical coal exports, extracted from Teck…

The cost of coal to human health

June 20, 2022 by Wildsight

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…

Why the International Joint Commission is crucial to solving the Elk Valley’s selenium problem

May 25, 2022 by Wyatt Petryshen

Why is the involvement of the International Joint Commission (IJC) needed in the Elk Valley? Coal mining has occurred in the Elk Valley for over 100 years. Recently, coal production has drastically increased while water quality has decreased throughout Kootenay…

Wildsight responds to the Ktunaxa Nation’s Media Statement on International Joint Commission Regarding Transboundary Kootenay Watershed

May 16, 2022 by Wildsight

K̓ukamaʔnam/Kimberley - “We are deeply concerned that Global Affairs Canada has unilaterally decided to walk away from discussions to engage the International Joint Commission (IJC) in the transboundary Kootenay River system.

The true cost of coal: An overview of coal mining in the Elk Valley

May 6, 2022 by Wildsight

To kick off B.C.’s Mining Month, we're releasing a five-part series focused on the hidden impacts of coal mining in the Elk Valley. The first instalment of the series presents an overview of coal mining in…

Canada’s Coal Mining Effluent Regulations: Permitting pollution

April 19, 2022 by Wildsight

From the Elk Valley to Tumbler Ridge, the economic boom of coal has brought money and jobs into rural communities across the province for over a century, but as industry continues to make record profits, wastewater is wreaking havoc on…

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Elk Valley mine named in report on Hyundai's harmful steel supply chain

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