As the province announces another about-face on coal policy, here are eight things that still haven’t changed when it comes to coal mining in Alberta’s Rockies.
As oil and gas companies are increasingly unable or unwilling to properly close down and clean up well sites, the province is stepping in with additional money.
As the tally grows, the province is left with contaminated sites, a leaking wastewater pond and an escalating cleanup bill estimated to be in the hundreds of millions.