Daniel Mintz Mad River Union BLUE LAKE – A state agency is reinvigorating efforts to prevent dioxins at a former lumber mill site from reaching the Mad River and the drinking water supply of 88,000 county residents. Announced last week by the Humboldt Baykeeper water quality advocacy group, a new round of groundwater and surface…
Alarm over lack of dioxin testing at Glendale mill site planned for cannabis facility
Daniel Mintz Mad River Union GLENDALE – The county Planning Commission’s review of a Glendale cannabis manufacturing project has exposed a lack of testing for dioxins on former mill and lumber storage sites, which could have implications for drinking water. Considering the stakes, one commissioner described the lack of testing as “ridiculous.” The uncertain contamination status…