Richest Hill

Nora Saks
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If you don’t know Butte Montana, you might have heard it’s one of the biggest toxic messes in the country. But now the “Mining City” is on the verge of sealing a deal that could clean it up once and for all. So how did we get here? What comes after Superfund? And who gets to decide?

  1. 15/12/2020

    Richest Hill Episode 10: We Wear Butte Proudly On Our Skin

    Right after talking to a psychic about my own path and Butte’s, I felt comforted. It felt good to let someone else take the wheel for a while, you know? But that comfort turned out to be temporary. Soon, those vague answers about the future only gave birth to more questions.

    58min

  2. 22/09/2020

    Richest Hill Episode 09: Butte Never Says Die!

    The core of the Superfund deal itself, and how it proposes to solve Butte’s lingering environmental problems forever, is really important and complicated, both legally and technically. And no wonder. Three levels of government — the county, state and feds — plus a former oil company, all had to settle their differences, and agree on how to clean up, once and for all, the rest of the environmental bust left behind by Butte’s historic copper mining boom.

    51min

  3. 09/09/2020

    Like 'Richest Hill'? Check Out 'Shared State'

    Hi all, Richest Hill host Nora Saks here. I wanted to pop in real quick to let you know that episode 9, which we're calling 'Butte never says die,' is almost done and will be out very soon.

    2min

  4. 24/06/2020

    Richest Hill Episode 08: The Art Of The Superfund Deal

    Recently, we let the cat out of the bag and told you that Butte’s Superfund parties reached a very big deal; one that will clean up the Mining City forever. That sounds like good news, and I hope it is. But as someone who lives right in the heart of a Superfund megasite, lately I’ve been experiencing some cognitive dissonance.

    48min

  5. 26/03/2020

    Richest Hill Episode 07: The Possibilities Are Endless, And The Choice Is Ours

    After reporting on Superfund for several years, it’s obvious to me that everyone here wants the best possible cleanup for their town. And, there are very different definitions of what that means.

    50min

  6. 12/02/2020

    EPA To Announce Final Butte Cleanup Deal

    This season on Richest Hill you’ve been hearing all about what mining meant for Butte, the toxic legacy it left behind, and about sprawling efforts to clean it up that have spanned more than 30 years.

    2min

  7. 07/01/2020

    Richest Hill Episode 06: Our Most Cherished Beliefs

    After more than 30 years in limbo without a final cleanup agreement, the ink is drying on Butte’s big Superfund deal as we speak. What it means and why it matters has everything to do with what played out when Superfund came to Montana’s Mining City. So today we’re asking: back in those early days of Superfund, who were the players, and what was the game?

    53min

  8. 13/08/2019

    Richest Hill Episode 05: Out Of The Frying Pan, Into The Fire

    From Evel Knievel to a 'Great Flood' and on to the dawning of the Superfund era, Episode 5 looks at the origins of the government program designed to force whoever made the mess to clean it up.

    37min
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If you don’t know Butte Montana, you might have heard it’s one of the biggest toxic messes in the country. But now the “Mining City” is on the verge of sealing a deal that could clean it up once and for all. So how did we get here? What comes after Superfund? And who gets to decide?

Informações

  • Criado por
    Nora Saks
  • Anos de atividade
    2019 - 2020
  • Episódios
    15
  • Classificação
    Livre
  • Site do podcast
    Richest Hill

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