The Alberta government has laid seven environmental charges against Suncor Energy related to the release of a substance at its Sherwood Park refinery in July 2018.
The company is charged with releasing a substance into the environment that may cause an adverse effect and failing to report the release in a timely manner, Ministry of Environment and Parks press secretary Jess Sinclair said in a Sunday in a news release. Suncor is also facing five charges for contravening a term or condition of an approval.
Postmedia reporteda hydrogen sulphide leak, also known as sour gas, at the plant in July 2018 that sent a handful of workers to hospital after being exposed to the gas.
