An agreement to finalize the cleanup of a century of toxic smelting pollution in Anaconda got underway Tuesday [Feb. 14]. The deal will finish remediation within the next four years, at a cost of over $100 million, and is one of the last steps in a 40-year cleanup at the 300 square mile Anaconda Smelter Superfund Site. The work is part of a final cleanup agreement between the EPA and the Atlantic Richfield Corporation. The clean-up is expected to be finished by 2027.
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