Stories by John McQuaid
John McQuaid is a journalist specializing in science, environment, and various forms of government dysfunction. His work has appeared in the Washington Post, Smithsonian, Slate, U.S. News, Wired, and Mother Jones, among other publications. His reporting at the New Orleans Times-Picayune won shares in three Pulitzer Prizes.
Posted on Aug 14, 2009, Source: Yale Environment 360
Scientists are now beginning to see that mining's most lasting damage may be the massive amounts of debris dumped into valley streams.