Charlie Coleman

A slag pile at the Anaconda Smelter Superfund site, with the smelter stack visible in the background, Feb. 13, 2023.

Anaconda Smelter deal paves the way for final cleanup of the Superfund site

John Hooks

An agreement to finalize the cleanup of a century of toxic smelting pollution in Anaconda goes into effect this week. The deal will finish remediation within the next four years, at a cost of over $100 million.

ATSDR Medical officer Capt. Arthur Wendel (L) and health assessor David Dorian explain the nuances of the agency's exposure investigation at a public meeting at Anaconda High School. Oct 30, 2019.

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Anaconda Residents Show Typical Levels Of Lead, Arsenic, Health Investigators Say

Nora Saks

Federal investigators that study public health risks at Superfund sites had good news for Anacondans this week. At a meeting on Wednesday, they reported…

About 50 people attended EPA's Superfund meeting at the Anaconda senior center to learn about the agency's proposed updates to the surface water remedy for the Anaconda Regional Waste, Water, and Soils Operable Unit. September 17, 2019.

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Anaconda Meeting Addresses Competing Water Quality Standards

Nora Saks

The Environmental Protection Agency is rolling out an updated plan to protect Anaconda’s creeks from copper smelter waste. But some locals this week said…

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Anaconda Residents Can Reconsider $1,000 Offer Not To Sue Mining Company

Montana residents who signed contracts agreeing to accept $1,000 in exchange for not suing the Atlantic Richfield Co. (ARCO) over future mine waste…