Canada’s Wildfire Season Ranks Among Worst but Less Severe Than Feared September 12, 2024 By Nia Williams With summer drawing to a close in Canada, the 2024 wildfire season is shaping up as one of the most...
Environmental Groups Sue Suncor for Colorado Refinery Pollution August 7, 2024 By Nia Williams Environmental groups filed a lawsuit against Suncor Energy on Tuesday, alleging that pollution from the company’s Commerce City refinery in...
Devastating Wildfire Burns Down Almost 50% of Western Canadian Tourist Town July 26, 2024 By David Ljunggren and Nia Williams A raging wildfire has devastated the western Canadian tourist town of Jasper, potentially destroying up to 50% of structures, and...
Suncor’s Syncrude Canada to Pay C$390,000 After Worker Fatality April 9, 2024 By Nia Williams Oil sands producer Syncrude Canada, majority-owned by Suncor Energy, will pay C$390,000 ($287,187.04) after pleading guilty to a health and...
Flood-Stricken British Columbia Weighs Cost of Climate-Proofing Infrastructure November 24, 2021 By Nia Williams CALGARY, Alberta – Flood-stricken British Columbia is considering major upgrades to its highway network to make it more resilient to...
Canadian Storms Force Shut-Down of Trans Mountain Oil Pipeline November 16, 2021 By David Ljunggren and Nia Williams OTTAWA/CALGARY, Alberta – Canada’s Trans Mountain oil pipeline has been shut down temporarily because of rainstorms pounding parts of the...
British Columbia’s New COVID-19 Restrictions Disrupt Construction Projects January 6, 2021 By Nia Williams CALGARY, Alberta – Restrictions imposed by British Columbia to fight the spread of COVID-19 infections after the holiday break have...
Aging Oil Pipelines Operated by Canada’s Enbridge Raise Fears over Great Lakes Spills June 10, 2019 By Rod Nickel and Nia Williams Fears about oil spills into the Great Lakes from two aging U.S. pipelines have flared, raising doubts about their future...
Slow Pace of Insurance Payouts, Rebuilding Angers Alberta Wildfire Victims October 18, 2016 By Nia Williams Some five months after the wildfires that devastated Fort McMurray were extinguished, anger over red tape and the slow pace...
Update: Canadian Wildfire Rages, Leading to Evacuation of 80,000 People May 4, 2016 By Nia Williams Fire raged unchecked through the Canadian city of Fort McMurray overnight as authorities raced to complete the evacuation of its...