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Court OKs Gold Mine Dumping Toxic Waste into Lake

HeadlineJun 23, 2009

The Court ruled that the Clean Water Act permits a mining company to dump toxic waste from an Alaskan gold mine into a nearby lake, even though the material will likely kill all of the lake’s fish. The group Earth Justice warned that the court’s ruling has dire implications for other waterways across the country.

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