Alarming Levels of Air Pollution Identified Across Alberta, Fossil Fuels the Culprit

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The results of a new national air quality survey released Wednesday shows levels of fine particulate pollution and ozone exposure in Red Deer, Alta., exceed safe standards. And four of the province’s six air zones, including the Upper and Lower Athabasca and North and South Saskatchewan, all home to major oil and gas projects, are fast approaching those limits, according to the province.

Shannon Phillips, Alberta Minister of Environment and Parks, said the results of the air quality assessment are “concerning.”

We can’t keep going down the same path and expecting a different result. Our government has a responsibility (Read more…)

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