Spirit Lake Near Duluth Re-Opens After $186 Million Toxic Cleanup

Published on July 11, 2024

A four-year, $186 million cleanup and restoration project at Spirit Lake near Duluth in Minnesota is now complete and the lake is open for public use, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on July 10. The lake had been contaminated by decades of excessive pollution from industrial and shipping activities but, after extensive dredging and construction, now includes protected aquatic habitat, a sheltered bay for fish spawning, a cleaner lake bottom and a 2-mile waterfront trail, the agency said in a July 10 press release. The lake, south of the Morgan Park neighborhood in Duluth, had been labeled part of the St. Louis River “Area of Concern.”...

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