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Reuters: Contaminated water may have spilled into the Athabasca River from a broken pipe at Suncor Energy Inc's oil sands project in northern Alberta, sparking new fears about pollution of the river from the massive oil sands developments along its banks.
The Athabasca is the main source of drinking water for aboriginal and other communities downstream and has been the subject of several controversial reports on its water quality.
The province of Alberta's environment department said it does not yet......
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Canada: Water escapes Suncor oil sands pond into Athabasca River
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on March 26th, 2013
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