In the mid 70's I ate Walleye caught from the Wisconsin River right around Stevens Point, Wi. They tasted just like the paper mills smelled like. Cooking them once and trying them was enough for me. Yuck!!
When I lived in Massachusetts in the late 60's and early 70's you could tell in a local river (The Nashua) what color paper the paper mill was making by the color of the river. You can say what you want about the Clean Water Act, but it forced them to clean up that river and Lake Erie. Lake Erie was dying back then with little hope.
