Six months after the red mud tragedy in Hungary, tailings dams in Central and Eastern Europe continue to be a major cause for concern in the region. We visit Medet, the largest tailings dam in the ...

A major operator in Alberta's oilsands is appealing a $278,000 regulatory fine it was issued after hundreds of birds died in one of its toxic tailings ponds. Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. was ...

A new report (PDF) released by Environmental Defense, using industry figures, estimates that tailings ponds created by oil sands projects may be leaking 2,750,000 gallons of contaminated water ...