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An interview with Chad Pothier on 95.7 talk radio regarding the Nova Scotia Provincial Governments 3 …In: Chad Pothier-Interview With Todd Veinotte
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Province selected three areas it has opened for exploration bids
Some Nova Scotians whose propert …In: 'Very disheartening,' says resident whose property could be explored for uranium
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The prospect of uranium mining in Nova Scotia has ignited a contentious debate, balancing potential …In: Uranium Mining in Nova Scotia: A Deep Dive into the Balancing Act Between Progress and Peril
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Some municipal leaders are feeling unprepared and uninformed after learning their regions could beco …In: 'A total surprise': Municipalities unprepared for uranium exploration in their backyard
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Nova Scotia has added four minerals to the province’s “critical minerals” list — high purity silica, …In: The Houston government says Nova Scotia will mine its way to prosperity, one day in the distant future
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Nova Scotia is now accepting proposals for uranium exploration in three areas known for deposits.
T …In: Nova Scotia opens door to uranium exploration
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The phrase “the devil is the details” kept springing to mind as reporters questioned the minister an …In: Nova Scotia’s changes to the environmental assessment process get mixed reviews
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Critics warn that taxpayers and local communities could be on the hook for cleaning up a growing inv …In: Alberta Follows Familiar Playbook to Help Fossils Sidestep Well Cleanup Obligations
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Houston’s divisive politicking seems to have begun on January 21, coincidentally — or maybe not — th …In: Premier Tim Houston has a hate on for ‘special interest groups’ but won’t say who they are. Here are the actual special interests in Nova Scotia.
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The uranium inquiry
Smyth’s libel case was still dragging on well after the government of Progressi …In: Uranium exploration and mining in Nova Scotia – the radioactive issue that Houston’s government reactivated
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If there was a uranium mine in Nova Scotia, do you wonder where they might store their tailings/wast …In: Toxic Uranium Mine Tailings
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Joan Baxter literally wrote the book on Northern Pulp Mill — it’s called The Mill: Fifty Years of Pu …In: The Halifax Examiner investigates: Northern Pulp
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Coastal communities and property owners now have more tools and resources to protect themselves from …In: More Support to Protect Coastal Properties, Communities
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Several mayors and councillors from across Nova Scotia have signed a letter to Canada’s federal lead …In: Some Nova Scotia politicians signed letter to federal leaders on climate action — but Halifax’s mayor and councillors did not
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This is the story of a resilient seaside community
In Cape Breton, which became plagued by noise po …In: Donkin Coal Mine Structural Violence
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This is an article about coal in Alberta, but there will be some similarities to the Donkin Coal Min …In: Coal Mines Release Toxic Chemicals And Heavy Metals That Can Have Serious Environmental And Health Impacts
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Most Nova Scotia municipalities have not followed the province's request to publicly support mo …In: N.S. government asked municipalities to support more resource development. It hasn't happened
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Geography and Geology
The Maritimes basin formed during the late Paleozoic (300–350 million years …In: Nova Scotia’s Shale and Tight Resources
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The Nova Scotia government's plans to lift bans on uranium mining and exploration and a morator …In: Government bill to lift fracking moratorium, uranium mining ban in N.S. clears final reading
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In early 2025, the Nova Scotia government repeatedly expressed intentions to expedite …In: Keeping the "Know" in Nova Scotia
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High levels of radium found downstream of treatment plants years after fracking wastewater disposal …In: Oil and gas wastewater leaves radium in Pennsylvania stream sediments
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At the levels of uranium detected in some bedrock aquifers in Nova Scotia (>20 μg/L), long-term i …In: Uranium in Well Water Risk Map for Nova Scotia
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N.S. Premier Tim Houston tries to defend his lack of consultation with Mi’kmaw Chiefs
On Wednesday …In: Mi’kmaw Chiefs send stinging rebuke to N.S. Premier Tim Houston
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The Assembly of Nova Scotia Mi’kmaw Chiefs have sent a stinging rebuke to Nova Scotia Premier Tim Ho …In: Mi’kmaw Chiefs send stinging rebuke to N.S. Premier Tim Houston
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KJIPUKTUK / HALIFAX, NS, February 19, 2025 – The Nova Scotia committee of the Canadian Association o …In: Nova Scotia Doctors Warn of Health Risks from Fracking and Uranium Mining
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As production of natural gas soared, so has the fracking industry’s production of toxic and often ra …In: Pollution From a Pennsylvania Landfill Caused Problems for Decades. Fracking Waste Made It Worse
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Insulting Blanchet, and calling him "small-minded" is sure to help the situation and the p …In: Houston says Bloc should reconsider opposition to Energy East
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I found a letter Houston wrote to Bloc Quebecois leader Yves Francois BlanchetIn: Houston says Bloc should reconsider opposition to Energy East
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Nova Scotia’s premier says the Bloc Quebecois’ opposition to moving energy from Western Canada to th …In: Houston says Bloc should reconsider opposition to Energy East
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Premier Tim Houston scared the living daylights out of many Nova Scotians with his threats of undoin …In: Premier is pushing extractive industries, but is anyone even interested in Nova Scotia’s uranium, lithium, and fracking?
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