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• Judge bars Teck ‘divisibility’ bid

  April 9, 2012 in Idaho on Page A6 The Colville Tribes and the state of Washington won a victory in a pretrial phase of a lawsuit against Teck Resources for dumping millions of tons of smelter slag into …

• Upper Columbia pollution under study

  November 21, 2010 in Idaho on Page B2 A massive study of industrial pollution in the upper Columbia River is wrapping up its second year of sampling. Researchers have tested 2,300 fish above Grand Coulee Dam for lead, …

• Multiyear study of Teck pollution continues

  November 20, 2010 in News, Region A massive study of industrial pollution in the upper Columbia River is wrapping up its second year of sampling.

• Smelter funding beach cleanup

  July 18, 2009 in Idaho on Page A1 A Canadian smelter has agreed to clean up a beach near Northport, Wash., that’s become a symbol for a century’s worth of pollution dumped into the Columbia River. Black Sand … 7

• Amid health problems, some Northport residents look to Canadian smelter

    June 21, 2009 in Idaho, Region on Page A1 NORTHPORT, Wash. – Julie Sowards’ best childhood memories are tied to the Columbia River. Leaning on a cane at the river’s edge, the 52-year-old Northport woman recalled how spring floods … 1

• Questions, answers about slag

  June 21, 2009 in Idaho on Page A6 What is slag? A byproduct of the smelting process, which extracts metals from ore. Molten slag is mixed with water, producing a black, glassy, sand-like material.

• Through the years: The Trail, B.C., smelter

  June 21, 2009 on Page A6 1896 Forerunner of Teck Resources’ current smelter opens to process copper and gold ore from the Rossland Mine in British Columbia. 1901 Lead ore added to the smelter’s product mix. 1