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EPA orders cleanup work at contaminated Cass Lake site
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has ordered two companies to cleanup a site declared contaminated in the 1980s.
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CASS LAKE, Minn. Two companies have been ordered to cleanup contaminated soil in Cass Lake by the United States Environmental Protection Agency.
According to a release, International Paper and Burlington Northern Santa Fe were issued an order from the EPA to clean up soil at the St. Regis Superfund site in Cass Lake. The site, within the bounds of the Leech Lake Nation, was once the home of a St. Regis Paper Co.
New student garden at Voyageurs welcomed with traditional blessing ceremony
In a few short months, students at Voyageurs Expeditionary School hope to welcome crops of berries, herbs, native plants, vegetables and even honey, with the creation of a new Community Learning Garden. 11:37 am, Apr. 20, 2021 ×
Voyageurs students eat together after a traditional Ojibwe blessing of the school s new garden plots on Friday, April 16, 2021, behind Voyageurs Expeditionary School. (Hannah Olson / Bemidji Pioneer)
BEMIDJI In a few short months, students at Voyageurs Expeditionary School hope to welcome crops of berries, herbs, native plants, vegetables and even honey, with the creation of a new Community Learning Garden.