Nuclear waste could threaten endangered but thriving freshwater mussel, experts say
Researchers with the Canadian Museum of Nature say a proposed nuclear waste storage facility upstream could destroy the delicate balance of two endangered species living in the Ottawa River.
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Researchers with the Canadian Museum of Nature say a proposed nuclear waste storage facility upstream could destroy the delicate balance of two endangered species living in the Ottawa River.