Nora Saks
ReporterNora Saks is a reporter and producer based in Butte, MT.
In addition to covering mostly Superfund news, she's the host and producer of Richest Hill, a podcast about the past, present and future of one of America's most notorious Superfund sites.
Learn more at www.buttepodcast.org
We're also very social: @buttepodcast on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
Stay in touch: 978-996-5766 // nrv.saks@gmail.com
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State environmental regulators say a former wood treatment plant in Butte needs a new cleanup plan to make the toxic site safer for both people and…
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The Trump administration is taking credit for finalizing cleanup of one of America's biggest and most infamous Superfund sites: Butte, Montana. But the reality is more complicated.
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The Environmental Protection Agency Thursday unveiled a final cleanup deal for Butte, marking a crucial turning point in the decades-long Superfund saga…
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This season on Richest Hill you’ve been hearing all about what mining meant for Butte, the toxic legacy it left behind, and about sprawling efforts to…
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There’s an ongoing debate in Butte about public health and exposure to heavy metals in the environment from historic and current mining operations. The…
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A fire broke out early Thursday morning in Uptown Butte, gutting a historic building and ravaging several businesses. The air smelled acrid with smoke and…
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A new study says it’s possible to rebuild a creek — destroyed by decades of mining — that once flowed through Butte. But it won’t be easy and it won’t…
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After more than 30 years in limbo without a final cleanup agreement, the ink is drying on Butte’s big Superfund deal as we speak. What it means and why it…
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A copper mining company and Butte-Silver Bow county agreed this week to a plan to pump more cold, clean water into local creeks. While the company and…
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Federal investigators that study public health risks at Superfund sites had good news for Anacondans this week. At a meeting on Wednesday, they reported…