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More water bodies in northeast Minnesota fail state pollution standards

November 22, 2019November 13, 2019 by Greg Seitz

State agency finds many lakes and streams are contaminated by pollutants across the Boundary Waters, northern Minnesota region.

Study: No connection between forest fires and mercury levels in fish

July 26, 2021July 31, 2017 by Greg Seitz

Measuring mercury in two different lakes before and after, and absent, fires showed fears about short-term contamination are unfounded.

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