« Quebec Green Party leader Alex Tyrrell is calling for greater environmental oversight of heavy metal emissions from the Horne smelter in Rouyn-Noranda.
Alex Tyrrell argues that the smelter should be shut down altogether if it fails to meet environmental standards for air pollution. « The smelter has had these pollution problems for almost 40 years. Processing copper should not be done on the backs of citizens, who have an increased risk of developing cancer, » he revealed. Alex Tyrrell believes that the company should be much more transparent in the matter and the government, more severe. « It’s true that recycling metals is important for the environment, but we can’t justify pollution that spreads for dozens of kilometers around, » added the Green Party leader. »
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