Taconite Dumping Sparks Lake Superior Pollution Debate
The Reserve Mining Company Minnesota and the federal government face a renewed clash over dumping 600000 tons of taconite tailings into Lake Superior daily for 16 years. Tests suggest lighter particles dissolve and cloud offshore waters up to 35 feet deep, prompting calls to curb pollution and reconsider the dumping permit.
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Duluth
Minn
Reserve Mining Company
Minnesota
Lake Superior
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
Secretary of the Interior
Walter J. Hickel
Army Corps of Engineers
Silver Bay
Here
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Federal Water Pollution Control Administration
Pollution Control Agency
Minneapolis
Reserve Mining
Ing
Hickel
Fungicide Mercury in Pheasants Spurs Hunt-Region Debate
Six Chinese ringneck pheasants near Tulelake California contained high mercury levels from a fungicide used on seed grains. California officials warned the public that these findings are preliminary, while farmers and researchers note the necessity of fungicides for grain crops.
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Calif
Tulake
California Department of Fish and Game
Alberta
Montana
State Game Commission
Eldridge G. Hunt
California
Wildlife Management
Ken Baghott
University of California
Tulelake
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