Ms. Que Banh<p>A <a href="https://beige.party/tags/mining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mining</span></a> company has been <a href="https://beige.party/tags/fined" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fined</span></a> close to $221,000 for almost 30 instances of discharging waste into the <a href="https://beige.party/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>environment</span></a> without authorization in southeastern <a href="https://beige.party/tags/BritishColumbia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BritishColumbia</span></a>.</p><p>On Aug. 8, the <a href="https://beige.party/tags/BCMinistryOfEnvironment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BCMinistryOfEnvironment</span></a> handed <a href="https://beige.party/tags/TeckCoal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TeckCoal</span></a> Ltd. — now operating as <a href="https://beige.party/tags/ElkValleyResources" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElkValleyResources</span></a> — two administrative <a href="https://beige.party/tags/penalties" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>penalties</span></a> based on <a href="https://beige.party/tags/WasteDisposal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WasteDisposal</span></a> issues over two years at its Elkview operations near <a href="https://beige.party/tags/SparwoodBC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SparwoodBC</span></a>.</p><p>This is not the first time the Elkview <a href="https://beige.party/tags/coal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>coal</span></a> mining operations have been penalized for <a href="https://beige.party/tags/unauthorized" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unauthorized</span></a> waste disposals. Two years ago, Teck Coal received a penalty of close to $200,000 for several discharges in 2020.</p><p>Teck Coal has faced tens of millions of dollars in fines for <a href="https://beige.party/tags/contaminating" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>contaminating</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/waterways" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>waterways</span></a> in B.C. over the years. </p><p>It is also now dealing with allegations of dumping harmful substances into waters frequented by fish in the province's southeastern region. <a href="https://beige.party/tags/EnvironmentCanada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentCanada</span></a> laid five charges against the company in July, and they have not been tested in court. </p><p>A court hearing in that matter is scheduled for Oct. 10.</p><p><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.7297692" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">cbc.ca/amp/1.7297692</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://beige.party/tags/BCpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BCpoli</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/CDNpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CDNpoli</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pollution</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/ecocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ecocide</span></a></p>