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Kirkwood Mountain Resort Fined $750k for Contaminating Nearby Creek and Wetland

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Kirkwood Mountain Resort was fined $754,732 this July for contamination to a nearby creek reported last spring, reports the Tahoe Daily Tribune. During routine snow removal on an unpaved parking lot during the 2015/16 ski season, asphalt grindings found their way into the snow and then made their way to the sensitive wetlands around nearby Kirkwood Creek. The investigation began […]

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Steven Agar | September 25, 2017
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