STATEMENT: Minnesota's Largest Coal Plant Leaks Toxic Waste into Mississippi Reservoir
July 17, 2024
July 17, 2024
WASHINGTON, July 17 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release:
DULUTH, MN About one million gallons of coal ash wastewater spilled from Minnesota Power's Boswell Energy Center, the largest coal plant in Minnesota, with some reaching Blackwater Lake, a reservoir of the Mississippi River. The spill, discovered on Tuesday morning, prompted the company to contain the leak and notify environmental authorities, who are still investigating the extent of t . . .
DULUTH, MN About one million gallons of coal ash wastewater spilled from Minnesota Power's Boswell Energy Center, the largest coal plant in Minnesota, with some reaching Blackwater Lake, a reservoir of the Mississippi River. The spill, discovered on Tuesday morning, prompted the company to contain the leak and notify environmental authorities, who are still investigating the extent of t . . .