Elk Valley Water Quality Plan Achieves Significant Progress
- Dec
- 11
Elk Valley Resources (EVR) is making measurable strides in improving water quality in the Elk Valley through the implementation of the Elk Valley Water Quality Plan (EVWQP). This long-term, science-based approach to managing water quality is producing positive results in addressing selenium concentrations in the region. On November 26, 2024, EVR hosted its annual in-person […]
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Coal pollution more than twice the safe limit in Koocanusa
- Aug
- 21
A new study on selenium pollution from the Elk Valley coal mines flowing into Lake Koocanusa has found that the amount of the toxic pollutant in the lake’s waters must be reduced by more than half to keep fish safe.
read moreTeck Fording River Castle Project
- Jun
- 14
Teck is proposing an expansion of the existing Fording River Operations that will maintain the jobs and economic benefits generated by the operation. Fording River Operations currently produces steelmaking coal from existing permitted reserves, within the next few years, less economic coal will be available from existing permits. The Castle Project area is adjacent to […]
read moreResearchers Urge Governments to Address Transboundary Mining Pollution
- Apr
- 28
Authored by Flathead Lake Bio Station researcher Erin Sexton, new paper in ‘Science’ highlights impacts of Canadian mines
read moreTeck baffled by fish collapse
- Mar
- 12
Teck Resources says it’s baffled over the virtual disappearance of a rare fish from a lengthy stretch of a long-contaminated river downstream from the company’s coal-mining operations in southeastern British Columbia. A recent survey of cutthroat trout, a species of special concern, in the Fording River immediately downstream from the mines found numbers of the […]
read moreThe Elk Valley’s contamination crisis
- Dec
- 05
The Narwhal has published an account of the selenium contamination crisis happening to the Elk Valley’s watershed. This is brief introduction to their story: In this beautiful valley in southern British Columbia — a popular destination for outdoor enthusiasts — a water crisis is slowly unfolding. The Elk Valley is home to some of Canada’s […]
read moreTeck Reaches Milestone in Water Quality Research
- Oct
- 15
Teck announced today that a new form of water treatment developed through its water quality research and development program is proving successful in treating large volumes of water to remove selenium and nitrate. The Saturated Rock Fill (SRF) facility at Teck Elkview Operations, commissioned in January 2018, is achieving near-complete removal of selenium and nitrate […]
read moreCanada suppressing data on coal mine pollution, say U.S. officials
- Jul
- 07
Frustrated U.S. representatives on a commission tasked with protecting the quality of water flowing across the Canada/U.S. border have gone public with claims that Canadian commissioners are refusing to accept scientific data that shows an increase in selenium pollution from B.C.’s Elk Valley coal mines. Two U.S. commissioners on the International Joint Commission have released […]
read moreBC Mining Concerns Ramping Up
- Nov
- 29
As British Columbia’s downstream neighbor, Montana has reason to be concerned about toxic pollutants spilling across the international border and into the state’s prized watersheds, which support fish and wildlife, as well as a vibrant economy. A growing body of evidence shows those fears are well founded, particularly as researchers report alarming concentrations of a […]
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