The powering down of the Monticello nuclear power plant has resulted in a fish-kill in the Mississippi River, according to Xcel Energy and state officials.

The fish didn’t die because of any tritium leaking into the river, but rather a decrease in river temperature due to the powering down of the plant, Xcel Energy officials said Monday, March 28.

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Jeff Hage is the managing editor of the Monticello Times and Union-Times of Princeton and Milaca. He majored in journalism at the University of Wisconsin- Eau Claire.

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