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Alberta

Canada’s Tar Sands Are a Much Larger Source of Air Pollution Than Previously Thought, Study Says

The research, published in Science, found the oil operations are releasing vast quantities of compounds that can cause localized air pollution and form damaging particles that can travel across the continent.

By Nicholas Kusnetz

A tar sands mining operation near Fort McKay, Alberta. Credit: Ed Jones/AFP via Getty Images
The Syncrude Canada Ltd. oil sands mine near Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada, on Thursday, June 4, 2015. Credit: Ben Nelms/Bloomberg via Getty Images

In Attacks on Environmental Advocates in Canada, a Disturbing Echo of Extremist Politics in the US

By Nicholas Kusnetz

Primer: Is Dilbit Oil?

By Lisa Song, InsideClimate News

Alberta, B.C. Loosen Fracking Rules and Lure Drillers

By Nicholas Kusnetz, ProPublica

oil sands mining Sunco

Expert Panel Confirms Oil Sands Polluting Waterways

By Jeffrey Jones, Reuters

Syncrude's Mildred Lake plant

Under Pressure, Alberta to Scrutinize Oil Sands Industry

By Mathew Klie-Cribb

Senators Assail Clinton Over Tar Sands Pipeline Comments

By Stacy Feldman

Federal Agency Urges Stricter Rules for Oil Sands Water Removal

By Stacy Feldman

Nebraska Ranchers Fear Pipeline Talks Have Gone Awry

By Elizabeth McGowan

Some Nebraska Landowners Won't Make Way for Oil Sands Pipeline

by Elizabeth McGowan

Pipeline Oversight Bill and First Nations in D.C.

By Elizabeth McGowan

Director James Cameron Says Oil Sands Will Become "Curse" Without Science-Based Regulations

By Stacy Feldman

Low-Carbon Fuel Rules in US Spurs Oil Sands PR Blitz

By Stacy Feldman

Carcinogen Levels in Oil Sands Waste Water Increasing, Canada Admits

By Stacy Feldman

Oil Sands Ad Campaign Touches Energy Security Raw Nerve

By Stacy Feldman

Anti-Tourism Oil Disaster Billboards Debut in Four U.S. Cities

By Stacy Feldman

Sierra Club Intervenes to Block New Oil Sands Project

By Stacy Feldman

Shareholders Vote on BP’s Plan to Move into Canadian Oil Sands

By Zoe Cormier

Activists Turn Up the Heat on Tar Sands' Bank

By Stacy Morford

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