It was 20 years ago that I first heard of the devastating health impacts and cancer cluster in Fort Chipewyan, home of the Mikisew Cree First Nation downstream from oil sands tailings "ponds”. 🧵
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Alberta exempts Suncor's tailings pond dump from review, angering downstream communities
The oil giant won't need an environmental impact assessment before treating and dumping millions of litres of oilsand tailings into the Athabasca River.