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Pristine alpine lake contaminated by dust from mountaintop coal mines, study shows

Pristine alpine lake contaminated by dust from mountaintop coal mines, study shows

New Alberta government research has found windblown dust from mountaintop removal coal mines has polluted a pristine alpine lake to the point where its waters are as contaminated as lakes downwind from the oilsands.
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Wide-ranging analysis finds negative overall impacts from coal mining in Rockies

Wide-ranging analysis finds negative overall impacts from coal mining in Rockies

University of Calgary analysis goes beyond a strict cost-benefit breakdown
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Ottawa adds another Alberta coal project to federal environmental assessment list

Ottawa adds another Alberta coal project to federal environmental assessment list

Tent Mountain project flagged because it could release the contaminant selenium
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Musician Corb Lund wants strong stance against coal mines in Alberta election

Musician Corb Lund wants strong stance against coal mines in Alberta election

As Albertans begin what could be a bitter and divisive provincial election campaign, one of the province’s most popular musicians wants to remind them of an issue that brought everyone together a couple years ago.
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‘Which thing to build?’: Montem Resources weighs coal mine versus hydrogen in Alberta

‘Which thing to build?’: Montem Resources weighs coal mine versus hydrogen in Alberta

The company says the project would create 190 full-time jobs over an expected mine life of 14 years
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‘Morally and ethically wrong:’ Court to hear challenge to Alberta coal policy removal

‘Morally and ethically wrong:’ Court to hear challenge to Alberta coal policy removal

At least 9 interveners will seek to join a rancher’s request for a judicial review of Alberta’s decision
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Alberta to change restrictions on foothills coal mining to ease development

Alberta to change restrictions on foothills coal mining to ease development

Alberta to change restrictions on foothills coal mining to ease development
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‘Which thing to build?’: Montem Resources weighs coal mine versus hydrogen in Alberta

‘Which thing to build?’: Montem Resources weighs coal mine versus hydrogen in Alberta

Montem’s coal proposal would reopen an open-pit site in the Crowsnest Pass region that was last mined in 1983
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First Nations seek to intervene in court challenge of coal policy removal

First Nations seek to intervene in court challenge of coal policy removal

Bearspaw, Ermineskin and Whitefish First Nations are among those looking to intervene
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Alberta coal policy panel accused of bias, U.S. influence in letters to ministers

Alberta coal policy panel accused of bias, U.S. influence in letters to ministers

Crowsnest Pass residents say coal mining is crucial to the region’s economic survival
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