A firefighter’s wife and a corporate lawyer in different parts of the U.S. get pulled into solving separate mysteries. Something was making cows die and deer hemorrhage to death in West Virginia. That same something could also be giving firefighters cancer — all over the country. When the lawyer and the firefighter’s wife met, they found out they were working on the same mystery. The mystery was caused by a human-made chemical that environmental regulators should have known about but didn’t....

As members of some Treaty Nine First Nations take a stand against mining, Kate Kempton is preparing for court — to challenge who makes decisions about land use in the north. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Doug Ford's government has promised to mine the Ring of Fire, with or without the free, prior and informed consent of all Treaty Nine First Nations. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When she learns mining companies have set their sights on the Hudson Bay lowlands, Lorna Harris raises the alarm — the region is home to the planet's second-largest terrestrial carbon sink. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the peatlands that wrap around Hudson Bay, Neil Novak makes a discovery that will change the fate of northern Ontario and the nations that call the region their homelands. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Harry Wabasse's home in Webequie First Nation is about 70 kilometres from Ontario’s Ring of Fire mining region. A nearby mine and a road to the region could change his life forever. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.