Superfund calls the cleanup a success. “It's still a Superfund site,” says Tadodaho Sid Hill, chief…

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Superfund calls the cleanup a success. “It's still a Superfund site,” says Tadodaho Sid Hill, chief of the Onondaga Nation. “There are still toxins in there.” Don't eat the fish. From Vice News.

The government says America’s most polluted lake is now clean. Just don't eat the fish.

The government says America’s most polluted lake is now clean. Just don't eat the fish.

After a $1 billion cleanup, the county and the main polluter are still trying to convince people that the lake is safe to use.

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