ENVIRONMENT Inflammation in Columbia Sturgeon that ate Slag ; The Associated Press Published: 02/06/11 4:05 pm | Updated: 02/06/11 4:05 pm SPOKANE, Wash. – A U.S. Geological Survey study has found chronic inflammation in the digestive tracks of juvenile sturgeon that ingested slag from Teck Resources' smelter along the Columbia River just north of the... Continue Reading →
Pollution Still Impacts Northport – Statesman Examiner (Dec 2010)
Pollution Still Impacts Northport Community BY JAMIE HENNEMAN From Black Sand to Medical Studies Although the years of a smelter at Trail, B.C. dumping industrial waste into the Columbia River have ended, the impact to communities like Northport across the border is still being scrutinized. Teck Resources Ltd., formerly Cominco, is a lead and zinc smelter... Continue Reading →
The Northport Project
I am often approached by people inquiring about my research on the Northport Project. Although hundreds have said such kind things and been such a help, many are somewhat less than “kind”, having decided that I must be looking to financially gain something from my work. Therefore, just to set the record straight to those who may... Continue Reading →
Timeline of Teck’s Pollution & Spills
A CENTURY OF EVIDENCE This timeline of the Teck Trail B.C. Smelter’s permitted pollution and accidental spills was created using data from their records and documentation of events, as well as data from The Canadian B.C. Environment Ministry. **See recent addition of a 2004 article published in the Seattle Times regarding the admitted amount of Mercury Teck released... Continue Reading →