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The Mistake on the Lake
Another Pennsylvania resource which helped the state thrive
was Lake Erie. It allowed the northwest portion of Pennsylvania
to be a part of the world’s travel and trade industries.
This brought many people and jobs to the area.
For decades tons of chemicals, oils and human waste drained
into the lake. The fish which were caught and eaten contained
high levels of poisons. Guidelines didn’t exist. The once
pristine Lake Erie was now considered ecologically “dead”.
And now other challenges are changing the balance of its ecosystem.
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