The government in Nunatsiavut, the Inuit region of Labrador in Atlantic Canada, is warning of possible wildlife contamination in their region as the result of a 2020 diesel spill. Reached on Friday, the Environmental Assessment department of the Nunatsiavut Government said they didn’t have any confirmed information on the source of the 2020 spill or how much diesel was released. Testing ongoingThe Nunatsiavut Government said testing was ongoing and they were working to expand testing to other communities and species. “The Nunatsiavut Government is currently in communication with Health Canada to understand the potential significance of these results in terms of consumption and human health,” the government said. “The Nunatsiavut Government is asking beneficiaries to consider this uncertainty in their harvesting decisions this summer,” the government said.

Source: CBC News July 08, 2022 20:00 UTC