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Canada

Fine of $140K for Teck Coal upheld after worker severely injured in explosion

The Environmental Appeal Board (EAB) in British Columbia has upheld a $140,000 fine imposed on a coal mining company following…

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Canada

Alberta says ‘modernized’ coal policy coming by late 2025

The Alberta government has announced that it is in the process of developing new rules that will shape the future…

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Canada

After ‘Yes’ vote on coal, Crowsnest Pass council now wants to annex land of proposed mine

Crowsnest Pass Mayor Blair Painter recently announced that the council will be exploring the possibility of annexing the nearby Municipal…

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US Election 2024

Biden blocks new mining in region that produces about 40% of nation’s coal: ‘It’s a disaster’

The Biden administration recently made a significant decision to block new mining in the Powder River Basin, a key region…

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Canada

B.C. fines Teck Coal over $220K for unauthorized waste spills

A mining company has been fined close to $221,000 for almost 30 instances of discharging waste into the environment without…

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Canada

Teck closes sale of B.C. coal mining operations to Swiss company

Teck Resources Ltd. says it has completed the sale of its remaining 77 per cent interest in its steel-making coal business…

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Tech

Coal mine contaminants blown onto snowpack in Alta., B.C.: study

Cancer-causing chemicals are being blown downwind from coal mines in southern British Columbia in concentrations that rival those next to oilsand mines,…

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Canada

Alberta’s last coal plant has powered down and is not expected to burn another lump

It appears Alberta’s coal era has come to an end. Capital Power’s Genesee 2 facility — the last dedicated coal plant…

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Nova Scotia

Donkin mine remains closed despite provincial OK to restart digging coal

A request for regulatory concessions may be at the heart of a lengthy shutdown at the underground coal mine in…

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Canada

Judge orders Alberta to produce massive trove of coal documents after 4-year fight

The Alberta government must produce thousands of documents on its attempts to encourage coal mining in the Rocky Mountains after…

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