Niagara River back from the brink

From the Hamilton Spectator:

A quarter century after serious cleanup efforts of the Niagara River got underway, much headway has been made in reducing pollution levels in the vital waterway.

But the flip side is that serious threats to the river such as a massive toxic waste dump in Niagara Falls, N.Y. remain, those gathered at Brock University for the release of a new report on the pollution-reduction work heard Thursday.

The policy brief by Brock’s Niagara Community Observatory, authored by Niagara College professor Annie Michaud, looked at the impact of 25 years of environmental restoration under what’s known as the Niagara River Remedial Action Plan.

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