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I was talking about pollution in remote areas in general, not specifically about mining or oil. But this article about mercury from hydroelectric dams in Canada
by Alex3917 9y ago
I was talking about pollution in remote areas in general, not specifically about mining or oil. But this article about mercury from hydroelectric dams in Canada is a good example, where many Innuit now have elevated levels of mercury so can no longer eat the fish, which had been their main food source for thousands of years:
https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/11/world/canada/clean-energy-dirty-water-canadas-hydroelectric-dams-have-a-mercury-problem.html https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/11/world/canada/clean-energy...