Coal pollution more than twice the safe limit in Koocanusa
- Aug
- 21
A new study on selenium pollution from the Elk Valley coal mines flowing into Lake Koocanusa has found that the amount of the toxic pollutant in the lake’s waters must be reduced by more than half to keep fish safe.
read moreMining Regulations and Elk River Selenium Pollution
- Jan
- 14
Selenium pollution coming from the Elk Valley coal mines is a major problem and polluted water is harming fish as far downstream as Koocanusa Reservoir. So why isn’t government regulating selenium levels to protect fish, birds and all kinds of life that depend on clean water? The answer is complicated. The good news: federal regulation […]
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