They Filled Half the Lake with Mine Waste — But There's Hope

In the 1970s, Michigan's Torch Lake was so polluted, the fish were growing tumors. 50 years later of clean-up later, parts of this area are still on the Superfund list. So, what will it take to restore Torch Lake — and can we?

🎉 Special thanks to Michigan Tech for supporting this project! To learn about modern, environmentally-conscious mining techniques and other exciting geoscience careers, you can reach out and connect with their Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences Department: https://www.mtu.edu/geo/

And to learn about rewarding careers in environmental remediation, you can reach out and connect with their Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering Department: https://www.mtu.edu/cege/

For those of y'all who are based in the Torch Lake area, you can check out the Torch Lake Public Action Council here if you'd like to get involved: https://torchlakepac.wordpress.com/

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Storyblocks, Getty Images, Copper Country Historical Images, KeweenawTimeTraveler.com, Michigan Tech, United States EPA, Pexels

Key research sources:
Interviews with Dr. Noel Urban, Dr. Nathan Manser
https://semspub.epa.gov/work/05/33594...
https://keweenawhistory.org/harmful-s...
https://www.michiganseagrant.org/wp-c...
https://www.epa.gov/superfund/what-su...
https://torchlakepac.wordpress.com/ne...
https://www.michigan.gov/egle/-/media...
https://www.michigan.gov/egle/-/media...,
https://www.fda.gov/food/environmenta...
https://www.epa.gov/pcbs/learn-about-...
https://cege.mtu.edu/urban/documents/...