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Families Sue Over Toxic Mine Water | Portland News
Three families in Prineville are suing Knife River Corporation for $78 million, claiming the company’s mining operations have poisoned their water supply—rendering it unsafe for drinking, bathing, and livestock. With appliances failing, animals dying, and residents falling ill, the lawsuits follow a sudden contamination of their decades-clean aquifer after Knife River ramped up mining at the Woodward Pit. One family lost half their cattle and had to euthanize dogs with tumors; another saw black sludge in pipes and suffered similar health issues. Knife River blames natural mineral content from…
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