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Federal environment minister says Alberta silence over oilsands spill 'worrisome'

Federal environment minister says Alberta silence over oilsands spill 'worrisome'

Federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says Alberta's nine-month silence over two releases of toxic oilsands tailings water is worrisome. He says Alberta is supposed to notify the federal government over such releases within 24 hours. In this case, Alberta government agencies seem to have known about seepage from Imperial Oil's Kearl oilsand tailings pond for nine months before making a public statement on it.