Alberta government knew bighorn sheep contaminated with coal mine selenium: scientist
"There was no interest," said Kneteman, who left government in March 2020. "Why wasn't any of this stuff ever followed up?" The research comes to light as the United Conservative government tires to persuade Albertans that the province's regulatory and monitoring systems are capable of ensuring an expansion of coal-mining in the Rocky Mountains can be done safely. An Alberta Environment spokesman said the government is aware of the issue. "Alberta Environment and Parks has engaged with researchers and mining companies and their consultants in the (area) regarding selenium levels in bighorn ...
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