Leaden Tahoe

In a federal complaint, California sports fishermen accuse Pacific Bell of abandoning two sets of communications cables in Lake Tahoe which contain over 3 pounds of lead per foot and are now dissolving in the water.

Chairs on the beach at Lake Tahoe. (Chris Marshall / CNS)

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — In a federal complaint , California sports fishermen accuse Pacific Bell of abandoning in Lake Tahoe two sets of communications cables that contain over 3 pounds of lead per foot and are now dissolving in the water.

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