Alberta regulators have issued new rules aiming to remove tailings ponds from oil sands operations and, ultimately, the province's landscape. The new rules require operators to minimise accumulation ...

Like most folks in Goldsboro, Ricky Richardson doesn't think of coal ash as a local problem. Recent news coverage has focused on the spill of almost 40,000 tons of ash into the Dan River hundreds of ...

Stormwater retention ponds have the ability to alter stream flow, temperature and other properties. With this change of conditions the potential for shifts in leaf litter decay rate is possible. In ...

Recreation officials are considering whether to keep Bicentennial Pond closed for the summer because high bacteria levels upstream may be signs of pollution. Recreation Director Curt Vincente said he ...

Under natural conditions stormwater can seep into the ground, whereas in an urbanized environment impervious surface cover prevents water infiltration, increasing the rate and volume of stormwater ...

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Greenpeace protesters have targeted a waste-water pipe at Syncrude’s oil sands project, demanding a halt to rising crude production in the region, which they say is devastating the environment.