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Montana’s Environmental Quality Council voted unanimously Wednesday to send letters to Congress and the Environmental Protection Agency recommending support for rare-earth mining in the Berkeley Pit and for a pause in a final decision on the proposed cleanup plan for the Columbia Falls Aluminum Company Superfund site.

Montana’s Environmental Quality Council voted unanimously Wednesday to send letters to Congress and the Environmental Protection Agency recommending support for rare-earth mining in the Berkeley Pit and for a pause in a final decision on the proposed cleanup plan for the Columbia Falls Aluminum Company Superfund site. The letters come at a key time for […] The post EQC to send letters urging pause in Columbia Falls Superfund site cleanup decision appeared first on Daily Montanan.

Responding to calls to remove toxic waste from the former Columbia Falls Aluminum Co. plant, the Environmental Protection Agency said it estimates it would cost anywhere from $624 million to $1.4 billion to haul the waste away from the Superfund site.

Flathead County last week reached a deal with the Lakeside County Water and Sewer District to build and operate a regional septage treatment facility.

A local group is asking the Environmental Protection Agency to reconsider an off-site waste removal plan for the Columbia Falls Aluminum Company Superfund site after the federal agency proposed an on-site containment of toxins instead.

Citing concerns about the possible impacts of future development, the Flathead County commissioners voted unanimously to deny the preliminary plat for a portion of the proposed North Shore Woods housing development Tuesday morning.

Flathead County is reconsidering a previously rejected Lower Valley property as the potential location for a regional septage treatment facility.

On any given day between 20,000 and 40,000 gallons of septage waste needs to be pumped from septic tanks and treated, according to the county, but with the rapid growth in the area suitable land for disposal of that waste has become scarce.

Flathead Co. project brings some positive changes to recycling centers The Waste Not Project in collaboration with Flathead Solid Waste District and Citizens for a Better Flathead wants going green to become easier. and last updated 2021-04-21 18:46:49-04 COLUMBIA FALLS — Earth Day may just be once a year, but for many organizations, its a chance to change things for the years to come. With this in mind, The Waste Not Project held a press conference Wednesday in Columbia Falls to highlight...