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Mississippi River Pollution Seeps Through Prominent Cities
The Mississippi faces escalating pollution from Baton Rouge to Minneapolis. EPA surveys show cyanides arsenic and lead among industrial discharges, with New Orleans and Memphis battling outdated sewage systems and legal hurdles. Cleanup demands stronger federal action and sustained local accountability.
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Baton Rouge
Environmental Protection Agency
Memphis
Mississippi
Twin Cities
Cook County
Metropolitan Sanitation
Illinois River
America
EPA
Army Corps of Engineers
Senate House Conference Committee
Louisiana
St. Francisville
John E. Trugg
Louisiana Health Dept
Environment
New Orleans
Laton