Alberta floods caused coal mine wastewater to run into environment: regulator
The regulator says there were no reported public safety issues and it's monitoring the situation.
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The regulator says there were no reported public safety issues and it's monitoring the situation.
EDMONTON — An environmental group is calling for stronger action from Alberta's energy regulator after it announced heavy rain had caused flooding and excessive surface runoff at energy sites, including coal mines.
Now that the new government has been sworn in, the province’s largest-ever opposition is calling for full protections of the Eastern Slopes from coal mining.
Wet, heavy snow — and lots of it — fell Monday in Jasper National Park, along Highway 93 south to Banff, and on Highway 40 north of the Yellowhead near Grande Cache.
Jasperites woke up to the white stuff coming down hard on Monday as a freak snowstorm created an unusual start to the week of the Summer Solstice.