Canada’s tar sands have gained infamy for being one of the world’s most polluting sources of oil, thanks to the large amounts of energy and water use required for their extraction. A new study says ...

When President Biden revoked the permit of the Keystone XL Pipeline in January 2021, he stated, “permitting the pipeline would undermine U.S. climate leadership by undercutting the credibility and ...

The future of Canada’s tar sands industry has direct implications for the United States, reports Tom Kenworthy. In this 2005 file photo, mining trucks carry loads of tar sands after being loaded by ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Fort McMurray, Canada — The first mine opened when Jean L’Hommecourt was a young girl ...

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union proposes legislation to label crude oil derived from Canada's vast reserves of tar sands, as well as from other sources of unconventional oil, as highly carbon ...

The amount of air pollution coming from Canada’s oil sands extraction is between 20 to 64 times higher than industry-reported figures, according to a groundbreaking study. Researchers found that the ...