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Editor: I am writing again, in deeper disappointment and horror than ever. It has become clear that the Government of Alberta has promised away huge

Article content EDMONTON — One of North America’s top experts on pollution from coal mines is warning Albertans about the dangers of expanding the industry in the province’s Rocky Mountains. “Expansion of coal-mining up the Alberta Rockies chain will absolutely produce an environmental disaster for fish and wildlife health in what are now pristine, high-quality watersheds,” Dennis Lemly wrote in an email to The Canadian Press. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refre...

One of North America's top experts on pollution from coal mines is warning Albertans about the dangers of expanding the industry in the province's Rocky Mountains.

Bob Weber A conveyor belt transports coal at the Westmoreland Coal Co.s Sheerness Mine near Hanna, Alta., onTuesday, Dec. 13, 2016. One of North Americas top experts on coal mine pollution is warning Albertans about the dangers of expanding the industry in the provinces Rocky Mountains. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh February 16, 2021 - 7:39 AM EDMONTON - One of North Americas top experts on pollution from coal mines is warning Albertans about the dangers of expand...

Winnipeg Free Press By: Bob Weber, The Canadian Press Posted: Last Modified: 9:39 AM CST Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021 EDMONTON - One of North Americas top experts on pollution from coal mines is warning Albertans about the dangers of expanding the industry in the provinces Rocky Mountains. A conveyor belt transports coal at the Westmoreland Coal Co.s Sheerness Mine near Hanna, Alta., onTuesda...

EDMONTON — Doubts are surfacing over the Alberta governments decision to restore a policy that protects the Rocky Mountains from coal mining."I think (it) did a bait and switch and Im very . . .

The report suggests that nearly half (49 per cent) of Albertans strongly oppose the new measures which saw the UCP government, without consultation, rescind Alberta’s 1976 Coal Policy last spring.

How Alberta’s energy and environment ministers misled on open-pit mining plans. Tyee contributing editor Andrew Nikiforuk is an award-winning journalist whose books and articles focus on epidemics, the energy industry, nature and more. SHARES Alberta Energy Minister Sonya Savage with Premier Jason Kenney at a 2019 press conference. Neither made a public appearance in the face of a public backlash against the government’s easing of coal mining. Photo by Jason Fra...

Bob Weber January 26, 2021 - 1:00 AM EDMONTON - Critics are asking why Alberta Environment has been sitting on years worth of data about pollution from coal mines while the government considers a dramatic expansion of the industry. "It raises some important questions about our ability to trust whats going on," said New Democrat environment critic Marlin Schmidt. "The fact (Alberta Environment) hasnt reported publicly is extremely concerning." On Monday, The Canadian ...

EDMONTON — Critics are asking why Alberta Environment has been sitting on years worth of data about pollution from coal mines while the government considers a dramatic expansion of the industry. “It raises some important questions about our ability to trust what’s going on,” said New Democrat environment critic Marlin Schmidt. “The fact (Alberta Environment) […]