Today, three large environmental groups decided to try legal means to get the conservative Canadian government to do better at the world's worst environmental monstrosity - the Canadian tar sands.
A group led by Environmental Defense Canada, Natural Resources Defense Council and three citizens, charge that toxic tailings ponds are being allowed to leak and contaminate ground water. These ponds are large enough that they can be seen from space.
They are attempting to use legal means to get the government to enforce its own regulations
"We're out of options when it comes to trying to get the government to enforce its law," - Matt Price, policy director at Environmental Defense Canada
The Reuters story, here, has more information about the NAFTA action.
To get a grip on just how big this monstrosity is, the very thorough "most destructive project on Earth" study is here.
" If those tailings ponds ever break, everyone will forget all about Exxon Valdez" - from the study
It is a pdf, but grab it and print it if you would like to be well-informed about this.