Lake Koocanusa is seen on June 16, 2021, northeast of Libby, Mont. Rising levels of the mining byproduct selenium is harming water quality, fish and other aquatic life in the lake along the US-Canada border. (Hunter D'Antuono/Flathead Beacon via AP)
June 30, 2021
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June 30, 2021 10:20 a.m.
Investigation urged into Canadian mining waste in Montana
Downstream natural resources like those cradled by the Kootenai River watershed in Montana and Idaho are presenting new evidence of the legacy impacts of Canadian coal mines