Five years ago, officials from the Coeur d’Alene Tribe and the state of Idaho shook hands on a deal to address historic mining pollution at the bottom of Lake Coeur d’Alene. Local leaders were sensitive about the potential stigma of a Superfund cleanup on Coeur d’Alene’s resort town image. Tribal officials agreed that other measures to protect the lake’s water quality were an acceptable alternative. But Tuesday, tribal officials said not enough is being done to protect the lake from excess nutrients that increase the risk of heavy metals becoming suspended in the water. “Imagine our lake having algae blooms where it’s not safe for kids to swim. We have to be proactive. We can’t wait for that to occur,” said Phillip Cernera, director of the Coeur d’Alene Tribe’s lake department/Becky Kramer, SR. More here.