NORTHSHORE MINING APPEALS AIR QUALITY STANDARDS
Northshore Mining is to appeal today against the air quality standard imposed by the Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy. The standard says that the amount of asbestos fibers in the air around the Silver Bay plant must be equal or less than the amount in St. Paul's air.
Attorney Kevin Reuther says dropping the standard from the company's permit would put residents of Silver Bay at risk of developing diseases such as the deadly form of lung cancer, mesothelioma.