A toxic threat lurks in thawing permafrost
Scientists are tracking neurotoxic methylmercury production in North America’s largest peatland.
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Grassy Narrows First Nations chief applauds funding for mercury treatment centre
New money for a treatment centre for those living with the effects of chronic mercury poisoning comes as a ray of hope for a northern Ontario First Nation that has spent the past six decades in the shadow of a decades-old water contamination scandal.
N.L. Tory leader wants missed methylmercury work at Muskrat Falls investigated
Newfoundland and Labrador's opposition leader wants the province's auditor general to investigate the government's failure to carry out environmental work around the Muskrat Falls reservoir.
Halt Muskrat Falls flooding until methylmercury issue addressed: Inuit leader
The official overseeing five Inuit communities in Labrador is calling on the premier to halt the scheduled final flooding of the Muskrat Falls reservoir until measures are taken to mitigate potential methylmercury contamination downstream.
Price tag for Muskrat Falls hydro megaproject rises by another billion
Costs for the beleaguered Muskrat Falls hydro development in Labrador are up by another $1 billion, says the CEO.
'Go home,' Indigenous leader tells protesters after Muskrat Falls meeting
Indigenous leaders and the Newfoundland and Labrador government are telling protesters at the site of the Muskrat Falls hydro project they can "go home."