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Officials extend public comment period for Columbia Falls cleanup plan

Montana Public Radio | By Aaron Bolton
Published July 5, 2023 at 6:33 PM MDT
The Columbia Falls Aluminum Company in Columbia Falls, Montana. The Environmental Protection Agency designated the former Columbia Falls Aluminum Company as an official Superfund site in September 2016.
Columbia Falls Aluminum Company
The Columbia Falls Aluminum Company in Columbia Falls, Montana. The Environmental Protection Agency designated the former Columbia Falls Aluminum Company as an official Superfund site in September 2016.

Federal environmental regulators are extending the public comment period on a plan to clean up a defunct aluminum plant in Columbia Falls.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency last month released its proposed plan to contain contaminants at the former Columbia Falls Aluminum Company.

Regulators are extending the comment period through Aug. 31 and will host two public meetings July 12.
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Aaron Bolton
Aaron joined the MTPR team in 2019. He reports on all things in northwest Montana and statewide health care.

aaron@mtpr.org or call/text at 612-799-1269
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