Oil goes into a tailings pond at the Suncor tar sands operations near Fort McMurray, Alberta, September 17, 2014. Alberta’s toxic tailings ponds have become an emblem of what critics view as the energy industry’s disregard for the environment.

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CARRIE TAIT

JEFF LEWISENVIRONMENT REPORTER

CALGARY

PUBLISHED DECEMBER 10, 2014

UPDATED 2018

Alberta to rewrite oil sands tailings ponds regulations

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Oil sands tailings ponds (Canada) – Wikipedia

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Sept 2017

Showdown looming for Alberta’s oilsands over cleanup of tailings ponds: report

A tailings pond near the Syncrude tar sands operations near Fort McMurray, Alberta, on Sept. 17, 2014. Alberta’s oilsands could be heading for another showdown over tailings ponds after an independent assessment found that the cleanup plans of six major operators don’t meet new rules.

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BOB WEBER

EDMONTON

THE CANADIAN PRESS

PUBLISHED MARCH 30, 2017

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June 2019

Toxic tailings do not belong in the Athabasca River

DAVID SCHINDLER AND MAUDE BARLOW

CONTRIBUTED TO THE GLOBE AND MAIL

PUBLISHED JUNE 4, 2019

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May 14 2020

Alberta suspends environmental monitoring rules for oil sands during pandemic