Environmental News

Study: Freshwater fish contain concerning levels of ‘forever chemical’

A large catch of smelt.
Captured smelt inside a cooler in May 2022 on Park Point on the shore of Lake Superior in Duluth. The annual tradition, that sees people wading into the lake at night with big nets to gather the smelt, shows no signs of abating even though Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan have placed advisories on eating smelt because of PFAS pollution.
Derek Montgomery for MPR News