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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2002

The Environmental Protection Agency will release a draft report on pollution in the upper Columbia River basin in response to a tribal request.

The Confederated Colville Tribes of Washington are worried about left-over mining waste. Preliminary data show copper, lead and zinc in the river sediment.

Get the Story:
Colville tribes, others await upper Columbia pollution report (AP 9/30)

Relevant Links:
Confederated Colville Tribes - http://www.colvilletribes.com

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