Lake Superior

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Superior mining onslaught

By Teresa Bertossi ⋅ March 19, 2009 ⋅ 5 comments

Around the globe, metallic sulfide and uranium mines have laid waste to watersheds. Today, potential mining sites literally surround Lake Superior. These projects threaten some of the most pristine areas of the Great Lakes region, and risk irreversible harm to one of the most magnificent lakes in the world.

Lake Superior barrel dump scandal is as murky as ever

By John LaForge ⋅ September 9, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Between 1957 and 1962, barrels containing benzene, PCBs, lead, cadmium, barium, chromium and, most likely, radioactive materials, were rolled off barges into the lake at 16 or more places along the north shore. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), this is thought to cover an area 75 square miles in size. One of the identified dump sites is within one mile of Duluth’s drinking water intake.

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