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US Oil Sands dust
US Oil Sands tar sands strip mine pits are more than 8000 feet above sea level and frequent high winds carry dust throughout the area.

US Oil Sands dust
You can barely see the belly scraper amidst the cloud of dust it creates. Workers are not provided ventilators and US Oil Sands is making no effort at dust control.

US Oil Sands
Dust devils created by US Oil Sands tar sands strip mining work can be seen from miles around.

US Oil Sands Dust
Just over the ridge from US Oil Sand tar sands strip mine is pristine PR Canyon where many springs support huge Aspen groves, habitat for elk, deer, black bears, hawks, turkeys and much more. Dust now regularly pummels the canyons with dust.

US Oil Sands dust
You can barely see the belly scraper amidst the cloud of dust it creates. Workers are not provided ventilators and US Oil Sands is making no effort at dust control.

US Oil Sands dust
US Oil Sands belly grader sends dust high into the sky June 27, 2014.

US OIl Sands dust
Visibility on Seep Ridge Road--a major access road for many workers--is often obstructed by dust coming from US Oil Sands tar sands strip mine.