For human rights defenders putting their lives on the line in Guatemala, justice could hinge on an unfulfilled election promise of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
There will be no provincial charges for a tailings dam collapse in B.C. but the province’s new environment minister says a mining company may still be held responsible through federal laws.
Canadians may have difficulty finding out how governments are allowing industry to explore, alter or remove resources from publicly-owned land, new research has revealed.
The total price tag was estimated at under $25 million when the federal government agreed to pay for half the cleanup of a radioactive Cold-War-era uranium mine in northern Saskatchewan.
Rapes, beatings, and arrests are common at the Porgera mine in Papua New Guinea, nearly 50 per cent of which is owned by the Toronto-based mining giant, Barrick Gold.
An environmentally-just approach would recognize the personal and collective dignity of the Indigenous people and other villagers living above subterranean treasures.
Wynne says it's time to separate the bottled water companies from the many other sectors that have water taking permits, including mining, construction and the steel industry.
Jules Blais of the University of Ottawa says analysis of a small lake on the edge of the mine lease shows important plants and insects have been wiped out by arsenic contamination.
The kerfuffle has prompted one of the women featured in the KWG Resources video, entitled "5 Interesting ’Ring of Fire’ Facts," to defend it on her Twitter feed.