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Contaminated Fish Raise Alarm Over Oil Drilling Risks

3/10/2026

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Indigenous elders and scientists in Fort Chipewyan, Alberta, investigate contaminated fish from the Chenal des Quatre Fourches.
They found lesions and abnormalities in walleye, raising concerns about nearby oil drilling by Exxon Mobil.
The operations, over 100 miles upstream, produce toxic waste leaking into groundwater.
The Canadian government weighs regulations to release oil sands wastewater, and experts warn no carcinogen is safe.

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Indigenous elders and scientists in Fort Chipewyan, Alberta, investigate contaminated fish from the Chenal des Quatre Fourches.
They found lesions and abnormalities in walleye, raising concerns about nearby oil drilling by Exxon Mobil.
The operations, over 100 miles upstream, produce toxic waste leaking into groundwater.
The Canadian government weighs regulations to release oil sands wastewater, and experts warn no carcinogen is safe.