At issue is what to do with a 200-acre landfill of buried potliners — the leftover residue of the aluminum smelting process at Columbia Falls Aluminum Co.
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.
In its prime, the Columbia Falls Aluminum Company was a huge job supplier for the area. Now it's getting a second chance to bring homes and jobs to the Flathead Valley.
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.
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In its prime, the Columbia Falls Aluminum Company was a huge job supplier for the area. Now it's getting a second chance to bring homes and jobs to the Flathead Valley.
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