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Environment/Climate Change
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Flood waters in New Brunswick raise concerns for health and safety
SAINT JOHN, N.B. – Flood waters continue to rise in southern New Brunswick, and so do concerns for health and safety. Kevin Clifford, the director of Emergency Management for Saint John, said water levels in the city were expected to…
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‘A traumatic stressful event:’ Alberta wildfire took toll on park staff
The pain would have been excruciating for two female black bears found in Waterton Lakes National Park after the Kenow Mountain wildfire tore through the rugged mountain landscape last September. One was found lying on its back with severe third-degree…
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Politicians, union raise alarm about potential disaster at fuel company
Sterling says it has invested in safety improvements
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Black Tide
On the evening of July 20, operators in the Husky Energy control room detected certain “pressure anomalies” in sections of one of its oil pipelines spanning the North Saskatchewan River. Although such monitoring “blips” are common during start-up operations, inspection…
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Power outage traps miners underground after earthquake
Quake measured 3.8 on Richter scale
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Wolf attacks worker at Cameco mine site
Unprovoked mauling sends contract worker to hospital
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Sour-gas plant poses serious safety risks, says Alberta Energy Regulator
Company cannot respond to emergencies, has reduced staff
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Nuclear Safety Commission investigating alleged dangers in unsigned letter
Anonymous specialists claim safety info withheld
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Investigation of teacher’s death considers role of heat exposure
Winnipeg high-school teacher collapsed during outdoor field trip
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NEB oversight of pipeline safety still needs improvement: audit
Environment commissioner makes six recommendations
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Shifting Winds
In an energy-hungry world, power derived from a renewable resource is a good thing. But a recent study by researchers from Quebec has highlighted a gap in both safety practices and awareness of the occupational risks associated with working at wind turbines, which is growing in Canada. How can we harness wind power without throwing caution to the wind?
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Pipelines safer than rail for transportation of crude, says Fraser Institute report
Think tank says rail transport 4.5 times more likely to have an accident
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B.C. conservation service dangerously understaffed, says union
Province still has nine single-officer posts, according to BCGEU
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Tree faller in B.C. dies while battling wildfire
Wildfire contractor John Joe Phare, 60, killed by falling tree
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Oversight body to monitor environmental cleanup of N.W.T. mine
Giant Mine shut down since 2004 due to arsenic trioxide
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Report details environmental risks of B.C. mining operations
Analysis outlines potential effects that tailings dams could have on First Nations communities
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Diesel exhaust can alter DNA: study
UBC researchers put volunteers into polycarbonate-enclosed booth containing exhaust fumes
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New Brunswick introduces moratorium on hydraulic fracturing
Province becomes fourth Canadian jurisdiction to ban fracking
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Toxic Fissures
What goes down must come up. Flowback fluids — returning high-pressure fluids injected into the ground to fracture the rock formation and release natural gas or oil — have been linked to the deaths of four workers who appear to have suffered from acute chemical exposures during flowback operations at well sites in Williston Basin in North Dakota and Montana since 2010. As Canada’s oil-and-gas boom continues to fuel projects that involve hydraulic fracturing, just how much — or how little — do we know about what goes on underground?
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One killed, four injured in Sarnia, Ontario plant explosion
Dust collection led to explosion at Veolia Environmental Services plant: Ministry of Labour
