In one of the most beautiful parts of the world, as pulp pollution is threatening water quality, we follow the lives of those who depend on the both the mill and sea for their livelihoods. Can a growing oyster industry and a profitable pulp mill find a way to co-exist? And when deadly PCBs are being pumped into surrounding waters, shoulld economics be considered at all?

For a decade, Turning the Toxic Tide has triggered healthy discussion about the social, environmental, and economic questions that contine to face us. It also challenges viewers to consider the power and consequences of their daily purchasing decisions.