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Company sues B.C. city after chemical spill
Company sues B.C. city after chemical spill CBC News Posted: Feb 25, 2011 7:04 AM PT Last Updated: Feb 25, 2011 7:03 AM PT A chemical company is suing the City of Kelowna and its fire department for negligence after toxic chemicals were washed into a local creek...
Mill Creek chemical spill cleanup cost over $4 million
It’s cost more than $4 million, but an army of scientists, ecologists and other specialists was mustered by Univar Canada to battle the chemical spill that resulted from the Stewart Centre fire last August. All results indicate there are no long-term effects in Mill...
Environmental Protection Expenditures in the Business Sector
Highlights Businesses operating in Canada spent $9.1 billion in 2008 to protect the environment, up 5.3% from 2006. Following a long-standing trend, the largest share of these expenditures was spent to deal with pollutants after they were created. The oil and gas...
Wal-Mart pleads guilty in hazardous waste cases, to pay $81 million
Wal-Mart pleads guilty in hazardous waste cases, to pay $81 million May 28, 2013 | By Tiffany Hsu Wal-Mart Stores Inc. admitted to improperly handling and disposing of hazardous materials at its stores nationwide, pleading guilty Tuesday to several federal criminal...
Fountain Valley : Acid Spill Is Contained Without Harm to Area
Fountain Valley : Acid Spill Is Contained Without Harm to Area March 11, 1987 About 300 gallons of diluted sulfuric acid was spilled Tuesday afternoon at a research company and leaked into an alley outside, but the caustic liquid caused no injuries or threat to...
Shell says it will not drill in Alaska Arctic in 2013
NATIONAL Shell says it will not drill in Alaska Arctic in 2013 February 27, 2013 | By Kim Murphy SEATTLE - Plagued with problems with both its drilling rigs and its oil spill containment vessel, Shell Alaska announced Wednesday that it will not conduct offshore...