Star Tribune Article: Dreams of a Restored St. Louis River 'Finally Coming to Fruition'
The Star Tribune recently shared a great article about the $113 million of federal funding that is going to help restore the St. Louis River!
Check out ‘Dreams of a Restored St. Louis River’ written by Jana Hollingsworth at the Star Tribune. Distributed on May 17, 2022
“Federal, state, local and tribal efforts to clean up the St. Louis River, which separates Minnesota and Wisconsin, and remove it from a national list of polluted waterways have been ongoing for more than three decades. Now a major infusion largely from the federal infrastructure bill announced Tuesday in Duluth is expected to fast-track those efforts.
At the U.S. Steel Superfund site in Morgan Park, Environmental Protection Agency officials announced $113 million for three highly contaminated sites in the St. Louis River, paying for a major chunk of the work necessary to remove its federal Area of Concern (AOC) designation.
"This is an exciting day for everyone who loves the St. Louis River," said Debra Shore, leader of the EPA's Midwestern office. "Thanks to the bipartisan infrastructure law and the support from our private and state partners, we are on track to finish cleanup and restoration in the St. Louis River Area of Concern by the end of this decade ... and maybe as early as 2027." READ MORE HERE
