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Removal Of Parrot Tailings In Butte Hits Another Roadblock

By David McCumber
Published August 31, 2016 at 6:24 PM MDT
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Plans to remove a 50-foot-deep pile of smelter waste in the middle of Butte just hit another roadblock. As the Montana Standard reports, it’s the latest in a series of setbacks for plans to relocate the Parrot tailings. Editor David McCumber of the Montana Standard joins us with the latest news.

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