The Environmental Protection Agency made its strongest case yet for a “waste in place” solution for the cleanup of the Columbia Falls Aluminum Co. Superfund site during a public meeting last week.
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.
A developer is purchasing more than 2,000 acres of land owned by the former Columbia Falls Aluminum Company.Developer Mick Ruis plans to build affordable housin