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Toxic: The Mess at Smurfit-Stone

Toxic: The Mess at Smurfit-Stone

De : Kyle Pucko
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 December 15th, 2009 Smurfit Stone Container Corporation announces the permanent closure of the expansive pulp mill just West of Missoula. 417 workers were told they had two weeks before they had to find a new job. For an explanation as to why, Smurfit President Steve Klinger writes in a brief statement that mills were “high-cost facilities that do not provide adequate returns over the long term for the company.” The immediate economic impacts of Frenchtown and Missoula are enormous. At the time, Smurfit-Stone was the second-largest taxpayer in Missoula County, second only to NorthWestern Energy. January 14th, 2010 Smurfit-Stone’s Environmental Affairs Office states: “The company plans to remove all hazardous materials from the mill site.” On the last shift of the last day, the engines stopped, the gates closed and the parking lots emptied out. More than a decade later, after Smurfit-Stone dropped a mess in the heart of Missoula County, An industrial graveyard filled with sludge ponds, discarded heavy equipment and toxic metals sit dangerously close to our beloved Clark Fork River. Empty clean-up promises by shell companies inheriting Smurfit’s liabilities have done nothing to remove the hazardous waste pools that today sit seeping toxins into groundwater. Inaction by the state legislature, the EPA, and ownership will not be tolerated any longer. In collaboration with The Clark Fork Coalition and Pintler Group podcasts, Welcome to “Toxic: The Mess at Smurfit-Stone” . Follow along as we explore what’s beyond the “No Trespassing Signs” surrounding the 900 acre Smurfit complex. What’s the plan, and what can we as Missoulians do?© 2022 Kyle Pucko Politique et gouvernement Science Sciences de la Terre Sciences sociales
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    • Episode 6: Part Two: Is it Leaking?

      Episode 6: Part Two: Is it Leaking?
      May 11 2023

      Show Notes: In part two of the Clark Fork Coalition’s panel discussion on the Smurfit-Stone complex, hydrogeologist Elena Evans with the Missoula Valley Water Quality District discusses what we know (and what we don’t know) about groundwater contamination at Smurfit and how this contamination interacts with the Missoula aquifer and the Clark Fork River. To follow along with her visual graphs and maps, download her presentation slides.

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      17 min
    • Episode 5: Presentation Part One: Is it Safe?

      Episode 5: Presentation Part One: Is it Safe?
      Apr 27 2023

      Show Notes:
      In this episode, we’ll hear part one of a panel discussion aimed at answering three critical questions about the Smurfit Stone complex: 1) Is it safe? 2) Is it leaking? and 3) Is it legal? Part one features expert insights from Karin Boyd, an experienced geomorphologist who authored a recent study mapping the future migration path of the Clark Fork River. Karin discusses what we know about the ever-changing river Clark Fork river channel, how this migration is likely to impact the Smurfit site, and the risks to human health and the environment. To follow along with the visuals while you listen, download her presentation slides:
      Clark Fork and Bitterroot Rivers Channel Migration Zone Mapping
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      27 min
    • Episode 4: The Fish Consumption Advisory Update

      Episode 4: The Fish Consumption Advisory Update
      May 27 2021

      In this episode, we join Fish, Wildlife, & Parks biologist David Scmetterling, and the Clark Fork Coalition's John DeArment for an update to the fish consumption advisory that was issued in December 2020, how that affects aquatic life, our community, and what we should do about it.

      https://clarkfork.org/

      http://clarkfork.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/FWP-Fish-Consumption-Advisory-Update-12-18-20.pdf
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      42 min
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