In this report
Sunday, July 21, 2002:
EPA strikes vein of anger
EPA is a bad word in Burke
Mining enriched region, left big mess
Maps and graphics:
Mines of the Silver Valley
Burke Canyon
Proposed expanded cleanup
Tuesday, July 23, 2002:
Cleanup results murky
Mine owner digs in against EPA
Superfund site to get physical
Maps and graphics:
The cost of cleanup
Smelterville cleanup
Thursday, July 25, 2002:
A legacy of lead
Giving nature a chance
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Cleaning up the mine waste
Blood-lead levels in children
Sunday, July 28, 2002:
Superfund's silver lining
Superfund revived Butte
Idaho betrays spirit of local cooperation
Maps and graphics:
Kellogg after Superfund
Clark Fork Basin Superfund
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The EPA's contentious Superfund cleanup
As the massive Bunker Hill Superfund cleanup in North Idaho winds down, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is preparing to expand its work even wider.
EPA proposes to spend $359 million over 30 years to clean up mining wastes scattered from Mullan to as far west as Lake Roosevelt. A decision on that plan is expected next month.
The Spokesman-Review examines the success of the Bunker Hill cleanup and explores the controversy surrounding the expanded cleanup plan.
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Spokane
