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The Daily Show with Jon Stewart aired this segment which featured GYC as well as phosphate mining, selenium poisoning and two-headed trout. Be sure to sign up for our E-News to learn more about this issue and how you can help.

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Two-Headed Trout Spur Scrutiny Of Mine Pollution

April 20, 2012
Jessica Robinson | Oregon Public Broadcasting

Editor's note: It's so good to see others support from GYC has been saying for so many years — the phosphate mining industry in southwest Greater Yellowstone has been shirking its public-health duty.

SODA SPRINGS, Idaho - Here’s an image you usually don’t see without the help of Photoshop: two-headed fish. Pictures of deformed baby trout with two heads show up in a study of creeks in a remote part of southeast Idaho.

The study examined the effects of a contaminant called selenium. It comes from a nearby mine owned by the agribusiness giant, J.R. Simplot. Critics say the two-headed trout have implications beyond a couple of Idaho creeks.

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