Global Environmental Change

The article that I read about is based around the affects the Canadian coal mines have on the Elk River ecosystem in British Columbia. However, as they continue to do more research, they are learning that the contamination is affecting the communities farther downstream where it is contaminating drinking water. They have also learned it has spread into the United States. The chemical that is affecting all of this stuff is selenium. The problem is being created by the coal miners. When they dig into the sides of these mountains the piles that they make often have selenium in them. When it is exposed to water or air it starts to seep out of the rock.   Once it gets into the river it can spread very easily because algae and invertebrates collect it and then other animals feed off them and other animals off them and so on. It is bad enough now that it is giving fish and some other animals reproductive issues. It was estimated that this problem killed around 180,00...

One of my favorite places in nature is Wells Beach in Maine. Its one of my favorite places because of how relaxing it is to be there. I have also been going to Wells for a long time, growing up I would go there with my family but the past few years me and my friends having been going up. One of my friends has a camper so sometimes we will stay there for a couple nights. One thing we love about it is the area that it's in. If we aren't at the beach sometimes you can go to the food trucks or you can go to Kennebunkport or Ogunquit and go to the shops or get some food there. Wells also has some of the best ice cream places in the area. If you have not been to Wells and you like the beach I would recommend checking it out This is a beach in  New Zealand  not Wells beach but it looks like a nice beach. This is  York Beach  in Maine but it looks similar to the southern end of wells beach.

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