The Blue Heron’s test results were coming back clean. Smallmouth bass had been spotted near the old bridge.
Anya had the proof on her laptop: water samples showing copper sulfate levels three times the legal limit.
“I wrote the chapter on water chemistry, Pete,” she replied, not turning around. “Section 8.4: ‘Environmental Impact of Recirculated Blowdown.’ You’ve read it. You’re turning a principle of heat rejection into a practice of poison.”
Pete handed her a cup of coffee. “The VP wanted me to thank you. He said, ‘Tell her her book wasn’t completely useless.’”
“It costs less than the lawsuit I’m filing tomorrow,” she said. “And less than the principle of not murdering a river.”