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Inspectors find leak at Entergy nuclear plant

Source: Daily News | 2013-05-16
U.S. inspectors have found the source of a water leak that forced the shutdown of

New Brunswick salmon operation fined $500,000 for illegal pesticide use

Source: Daily News | 2013-05-01
On April 26, 2013, New Brunswick-based Kelly Cove Salmon Ltd. pled guilty to the illegal use of the agricultural pesticide cypermethrin, which killed a number of lobsters when it was used in fish-bearing waters.

Measuring microbes drives down costs of wetland monitoring, study finds

Source: Daily News | 2013-04-10
Microbiological health analysis of wetlands is cheaper and faster than traditional assessments, and could lead to improvements in harnessing natural processes to filter human’s wastewater, a University of Missouri study has found.

Exxon to pay for Arkansas oil spill, despite early reports

Source: Daily News | 2013-04-04
Despite early reports to the contrary, Exxon Mobil officials have announced that the company will pay all cleanup costs associated with the March 30, 2013 oil spill in central Arkansas.

Thermostat mercury continues to plague US waters

Source: Daily News | 2013-04-03
A new study estimates that only eight per cent of mercury thermostats that came out of service in the past decade were recycled.

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Source: Daily News | 2013-04-03
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Wastewater spill at Suncor plant in Alberta

Source: Daily News | 2013-03-28
Wastewater spilled at a Suncor oil sands plant north of Fort McMurray, Alberta affected the nearby Athabasca River on March 25, 2013.

BC not ready for supertanker oil spills, says fed watchdog

Source: Daily News | 2013-03-13
A report from Canada’s Environment Commissioner warns that federal disaster plans for oil spills have not kept pace with the increase of supertankers exporting oil from British Columbia (B.C.) ports.

Mining industry awaits Nfld ruling on tailings ponds

Source: Daily News | 2013-03-13
Following a February 2013 court hearing in Newfoundland, an East Coast environmental group is concerned that in the weeks or months to come — while it waits for the judge’s ruling — mining companies will continue to exploit a...

Shipping company fined after diesel spilled in Labrador harbour

Source: Daily News | 2013-01-23
Coastal Shipping Limited and the operator of the vessel Mokami have been fined $115,000 after spilling 70 litres of diesel fuel into the waters of Williams Harbour in Labrador.

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