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100 Year ARCO Funding Agreement On Tap For Anaconda, Deer Lodge County

Montana Public Radio | By Eric Whitney
Published July 18, 2016 at 12:56 PM MDT
Montana Hotel Anaconda
Eric Whitney
This historic Montana Hotel in Anaconda

The Montana Standard is reporting that Anaconda and Deer Lodge County are on the cusp of signing an agreement with ARCO related to the ongoing Superfund clean up of the area. Standard Editor David McCumber joins us to talk about the agreement. Click on the link below.

Click here to read coverage on the Montana Standard's website. 
Montana News
Eric Whitney
Eric Whitney is NPR's Mountain West/Great Plains Bureau Chief, and was the former news director for Montana Public Radio.
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