Superfund

Federal environmental regulators have decided how they’ll clean up toxic soil at a former aluminum plant in Columbia Falls. One local group disagrees with the plan to contain contaminated waste on site.

Montana legislators are concluding a study of how the state can ensure the full cleanup of a former pulp mill just downstream of Missoula.

High on the Butte Hill, officials have preserved a historic mine yard — waste and all. MTPR’s John Hooks takes us on a tour through the past and present of Butte’s mining legacy.

Butte’s Superfund cleanup entered a new phase Tuesday. Contractors for Atlantic Richfield officially started moving dirt to address historical mining contamination along Silver Bow Creek. It’s a small start, but one that officials say marks a new milestone in Butte’s cleanup.

The U.S. Forest Service has settled with two Montana conservation groups over a proposed 140,000 acre project northeast of Helena; A public meeting to discuss the Upper Tenmile cleanup project is scheduled for April 18 at 6 p.m. at the Rimini Fire Station near Helena.

Environmental regulators said a new $40 million boost of federal dollars is enough to get a Superfund cleanup project in East Helena across the finish line.

Federal and state environmental officials said another piece of the Libby asbestos Superfund complex is cleaned up.

Columbia Falls residents are questioning a plan to clean up a former aluminum smelter. Residents say they want contaminants removed, not buried.

Contractors for Atlantic Richfield (AR) will begin demolition work this week at a former smelter site in the heart of Butte. MTPR’s John Hooks reports on the next phase of the city’s Superfund cleanup.

U.S. Sen. Jon Tester held a town hall in Butte Friday and was met with a mix of gratitude for his work in Congress and outrage over his stance on the Israel-Hamas war.