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Black town in Maryland seeks justice for stormwater discharge
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Historic Black town in Maryland seeks justice for stormwater discharge

A Maryland power plant has been releasing stormwater for years into a small Patuxent River town founded in the late 1920s as a vacation resort for Black professionals.
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B.C. mines pose risks to wildlife, water
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These 12 B.C. mines pose risks to wildlife, water: report

Provincial rules and regulations continue to permit pollution in important watersheds and allow development without consent from First Nations.

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Teck fined $60 million for water pollution
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Teck fined $60 million for water pollution in B.C.’s Elk Valley

The company’s CEO apologized for releases of selenium and calcite from metallurgical coal mines after receiving the largest penalty ever handed down for offences under the federal Fisheries Act
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Yukon gold mine wastewater discharge
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Yukon hikes Victoria Gold’s reclamation bond by $3.5 million

Increase comes four months after heavy spring freshet caused company to dump 43 million litres of untreated wastewater at its Eagle Gold mine.

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Record-breaking heat wave intensifies across the Southwest

Record-breaking heat wave intensifies across the Southwest

Washington’s climate law faces opposition on the ballot

Washington’s climate law faces opposition on the ballot

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