Muskrat Falls
How Activists Are Resisting a Megadam That Threatens ‘Cultural Genocide’
Indigenous protesters are engaging in civil disobedience and facing arrest to fight the $12.7 billion Muskrat Falls hydroelectricity project in Newfoundland.
Newfoundland Is Betting There’s Big Money in Big Weed
A province with a storied history of scandalous state-sponsored industries has struck a $40 million deal with Canopy Growth.
Newfoundland’s Hydroelectric Megaproject Is a Disaster 500 Years in the Making
Canada’s on the hook for this mess too, by the way.
Judge frees Inuk grandmother jailed for 10 days in men's prison after protesting
Beatrice Hunter had refused to stay away from the site of a controversial dam and was jailed as a result
Journalist faces 10 years in jail for violating an injunction to report on Labrador dam
Justin Brake was reporting on the controversial Muskrat Falls dam
1300 Scientists Say Canada Needs More Transparency About Environmental Risks
Young scientists and researchers are calling on Ottawa to overhaul how environmental assessments are done.
Hunger Strikers Celebrate Muskrat Falls Win
But protesters split on agreement to review engineering reports.
Liberal MP Tells Anybody Afraid of Getting Poisoned From Muskrat Falls Flooding To ‘Eat Less Fish’
Fish can fend for their poisoned selves.
RCMP Arrest Nine Protesters Who Blockaded Controversial $11 Billion Muskrat Falls Dam
Protesters fear the dam will poison their food supply with methylmercury.
This $8 Billion 'Clean' Energy Dam Could Poison Locals with Methylmercury, Scientists Say
And the Newfoundland government has no plans to stop it.
A Canadian Energy Company Is About to Expose an Inuit Community to Toxic Mercury
Children could be born with lower IQs for generations, scientists say.