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Seven years after local Mi’kmaq Elders first moved to block a project that would have left salt caverns along Nova Scotia’s Shubenacadie River full of natural gas, and the river itself dangerously saline, the company in charge of the project has pulled the plug. Announcing its decision in a release last week, Alton, a subsidiary…
Read more“Alton Gas has chosen to drop the legal gavel on this grassroots group of Indigenous Water Protectors even while it…
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Read moreThe case will be heard March 12 in the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia, Alton spokesperson Lori MacLean said Friday.
Read moreSaltier lakes can affect the entire water ecosystem, from the fish to the invertebrates they eat to tiny plankton.
Read moreFor the past 12 years, a Calgary-based company has been planning to pump water from the river to an underground site…
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