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Victory: Ruling rejects company’s bid to rely on decades-old pollution standards to contaminate streams
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Derf Johnson, MEIC, (406) 581-4634, djohnson@meic.org Helena, MT
Yesterday in a victory for clean water, the Montana Supreme Court rejected a key pollution permit for the proposed Montanore silver-copper mine in the Cabinet Mountain Wilderness in Northwest Montana. The Court ruled that Idaho-based Hecla Mining Company and its subsidiary Montanore Minerals Corporation cannot rely on decades-old pollution standards to degrade pristine streams on public lands.
The Montanore Mine would bore beneath the Cabinet Mountains Wilderness and pollute multiple streams designated as “high quality” waters under Montana law with copper, zinc, chromium, iron, manganese, ammonia, sediment, and other pollutants that are harmful or toxic to aquatic life. While Hecla h
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City seeks delisting of Midtown parcel, begins demolition ahead of planned housing
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A cyclist rides down the Bitterroot Branch Trail in MRL Park in this file photo. A portion of the property will be delisted from the state Superfund site and redeveloped with a mix of retail and housing.
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MISSOULA â With an eye on housing and redevelopment, the City of Missoula is working with the Montana Department of Environmental quality to clear a Midtown property formerly owned by the railroad from the Superfund list.
The Missoula Redevelopment Agency on Thursday approved up to $36,000 to supplement the Brownfields Assessment Grant to complete cleanup and get the parcel delisted.
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