Alberta Coal Mine Spills Contaminated Waters Into River
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Residents along the Athabasca River, which flows through the oil sands region of Alberta, are being advised to avoid drinking from the waterway after contaminated fluids were released from a coal mine storage pond.
The warning was issued after an undetermined amount of water and sediment, including shale and coal particles, spilled from Obed Mountain Mine near Hinton into the river, the Alberta Environment Ministry said in an e-mailed statement.