A former coal mine in the Alberta Rockies is releasing a toxic contaminant at rates dozens of times higher than guidelines, another periodically disgorges water so iron-heavy it stains local creeks orange, says research by provincial govt scientists #ableg Tweet added by Emma Graney 🇦🇺🤷🏻‍♀️🇨🇦 @EmmaLGraney

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A former coal mine in the Alberta Rockies is releasing a toxic contaminant at rates dozens of times higher than guidelines, another periodically disgorges water so iron-heavy it stains local creeks orange, says research by provincial govt scientists #ableg

Contamination from old Alberta Rockies coal mines raises cleanup questions

Operations at Tent Mountain piled decades of waste rock adjacent to a retention pond feeding water into the Crowsnest River

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@EmmaLGraney

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The paper, in the journal Environmental Pollution, says coal mining in the Crowsnest watershed has been impacting ecosystems downstream for decades. The study includes Grassy Mountain - which is seeing a push for redevelopment #ableg #cdnpoli

Australian company revives its push for a controversial coal mine in Alberta

Northback Holdings is again eyeing a potential mine at Grassy Mountain, submitting applications to the Alberta Energy Regulator for a exploratory drilling program and a request for a water diversion

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Wild also that the study was done by Alberta gvt scientists. Two of them still work there, but the gvt wouldn't let the reporter speak to them. The third author now works in the US and "said he wouldn’t talk about his research for fear of legal reprisal from the province" #ableg

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Blake McNeill

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@EmmaLGraney @bcshaffer Better start cutting more red tape.

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Rob Graham

@RGAME2

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@EmmaLGraney So what. Remediate.

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Larry S

@topikaman

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@EmmaLGraney And so what is going to done about it? Probably nothing

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Michael Forsman

@ForsmanMichael

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@EmmaLGraney @jvipondmd Coal ......... so last century, but still a problem.

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Peggy March🫐🌎🇨🇦

@RebelGeo

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@EmmaLGraney @TheGentYYC

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Blake McNeill

@mcneillb

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@EmmaLGraney Again, does the AER actually do anything? Did the AER discover this, nope. Leaks at the Oil Sands tailing ponds, nope. Massive air quality problems at the Oil Sands, nope. The AER is the government's idea of cutting the red tape and screwing Albertans for corporate profits.

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Don 🇨🇦

@Bioguy099

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@EmmaLGraney Thank you, scientists.

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zig zigler

@RandySiegelaar

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@EmmaLGraney Ask anyone with a well if they have iron staining. That's just how it is here in the iron rich rocky mountains. Stick to baking pies grandma.

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Lori King

@1loriking

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@EmmaLGraney @GrantRants Is it owned by murray edwards?

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ComputerBear

@MrComputerBear

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@EmmaLGraney Fret not! The unit those government scientists belong to will soon mysteriously disappear and personnel either reallocated to other projects or absent the government directory entirely! Such stewards of the public good these UCP folks are...

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RS

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@EmmaLGraney But,but,but red tape! Gatekeepers! Environment protection laws! Conservatives hate those.

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WrathofJan 🌞🌻🌎🖖

@JDignum

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@EmmaLGraney @luanne_metz @DShepYEG @s_guilbeault @GovCanHealth @liberal_party @thenarwhalca @pressprogress @RealTalkRJ @TheBreakdownAB @JasonOnTheDrums @kim_siever @HealthCoalition @PopAlberta @CBCNews @bylinetimes @guardian @CalgaryOccupy @CBCCalgary

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sharon r

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@EmmaLGraney @canadianglen Cons hate welfare for people but love oil/gas/coal industry welfare scams. Smith proposes taxpayers pay for coal mine cleanups so 4 mines can mine new coal. Her Oil industry got $500M from Feds to clean up orphan wells. 😂🤣😂 they pocketed it - zero wells done.

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