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
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