| EPA says Monsanto mine in Idaho in violation since 2002 |
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| Written by JOHN MILLER, Idaho Statesman | |
| Friday, 26 June 2009 | |
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Federal regulators say an Idaho mine that Monsanto Co. depends on to make its Roundup weed killer has violated federal and state water quality laws almost since it opened, sending selenium and other heavy metals into the region's waterways. Read more... Comments (1)
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The worst defense is "but we have done it that way since the beginning..." come-on guys, stupid remains stupid.