September 21, 2007
When Research Criticizes an Industry
A professor says Idaho State U. gave too much deference to mining interests, at his expense; the administration says it did nothing wrong
When Robert W. Van Kirk released a study in January about selenium contamination in trout streams in southeastern Idaho, he expected some flak from the influential phosphate-mining industry. He didn't expect to feel pressured by the administration of his own institution, Idaho State University, where he is an associate professor of mathematics.
His research, paid for by a local environmental group, indeed raised the hackles of mining interests. Executives of one major mine operator,
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