Between 1995 and 2006, when tar-sands extraction was accelerating, Alberta’s First Nations suffered a sudden 30 % increase in cancer rates. KXL, if built, also threatened the world’s largest ...

The federal Bureau of Land Management has dusted off a long-shelved proposal to lease more than 2,000 acres in eastern Utah for tar sands development in the waning days of the Trump administration ...

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.

Enbridge, a Canadian company, seeks to build a pipeline to carry synthetic crude oil from Alberta, Canada, into southern Illinois [news story, Jan. 16].

The extraction of crude oil from Canada's tar sands is a classic case of market forces vs. environmental concerns. Sometimes both sides can be compromised and "progress" and profit can roll ahead.

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — On the second anniversary of the costliest onshore oil spill in U.S. history, environmental groups held rallies in several states Wednesday to raise concerns about ...

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "Global Tar Sands Market By Technology (Cyclic Steam Stimulation, Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage), and By Region, Competition Forecast and Opportunities, 2027" report ...

The BLM suspends proposed leasing of Uinta Basin tar sands tracts after learning that the project applicant, Vern Jones, is one of its own contract employees handling oil and gas matters in the ...

SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — With a potential lawsuit targeting a decision to ban tar sands oil in South Portland, the governor's energy chief said Tuesday that he hopes the state can eventually ...

The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. announced Tuesday it anticipates exiting all tar-sands investments by Dec. 31, two years ahead of its commitment announced in 2019. The insurance and ...

Formula One activist Sebastian Vettel has used his platform to put the spotlight on many issues from LGBTQ rights to climate change but this week the German came to the Canadian Grand Prix ...