Lake Athabasca in Fort Chipewyan is downstream of the tar sands, the most environmentally destructive project on the planet.
Lake Athabasca in Fort Chipewyan is downstream of the tar sands, the most environmentally destructive project on the planet. contamination from SAG D plants and tailings ponds washes downstream and contaminates the towns inhabitants, and wildlife. High rates of rare cancers have been found in the town. In recent years the lake level has dropped considerably due to drier conditions and over extraction of water upriver by the oil companies for tar sands processing.
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