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Richest Hill Episode 09: Butte Never Says Die!

Richest Hill: a podcast about the past, present and future of one of America's largest Superfund sites in Butte, MT
Richest Hill: a podcast about the past, present and future of one of America's largest Superfund sites in Butte, MT

The core of the Superfund deal itself, and how it proposes to solve Butte’s lingering environmental problems forever, is really important and complicated, both legally and technically. And no wonder. Three levels of government — the county, state and feds — plus a former oil company, all had to settle their differences, and agree on how to clean up, once and for all, the rest of the environmental bust left behind by Butte’s historic copper mining boom.

So today, we’re gonna try to get our arms all the way around it. And take a closer look at what’s actually in this very big deal and whether the Mining City believes that after all of its sacrifices, this is a big enough reward. This is Episode 9: Butte Never Says Die.

 

Nora Saks is a reporter and producer based in Butte, MT.
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