Red Devil is an abandoned mercury mine oozing toxins in Southwest Alaska. After sediment tests found levels of arsenic and mercury more than 100 times federal screening level and other tests found higher-than-normal levels of mercury in fish, Geraghty asked EPA for help. On behalf of the state, he asked EPA to place the Red Devil site on its Superfund national priorities list. This designation would give EPA control and, according to Geraghty, help ensure proper clean up.
http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/tkiekow/alaska_to_epa_stay_away_from_p.html
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