Coal mines on Alberta’s eastern slopes are poisoning fish populations, study says / Globe and Mail / Canada
Friday, June 6, 2025, 4:22 pm
A recent study has raised alarms over coal mines on Alberta’s eastern slopes, linking mine runoff to dangerous selenium levels in local fish. The research warns that legacy mining operations could push fisheries beyond recovery, triggering ecological and economic fallout while prompting calls for a reexamination of existing environmental safeguards.
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The study, which is awaiting peer review, found that fish in a nearby lake had dangerously high levels of selenium in their body tissue
CALGARY - Old coal mines on the eastern slopes of the Alberta Rockies are leaching chemicals that are poisoning the fish downstream, says a new study by Alberta government scientists.
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