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Smurfit-Stone site

Recent media coverage regarding the Smurfit-Stone mill site, cleanup efforts, and the Clark Fork River.

DATE	HEADLINE	MEDIA SOURCE
4/15/23	Viewpoint: After copper barons, Clark Fork River under threat again	Missoula Current
4/18/23	Viewpoint: Smurfit berms leave public, river at risk	Missoula Current
4/19/23	Clark Fork River listed as one of the most endangered rivers in the U.S.	KPAX
4/19/23	The Clark Fork is one of the country's most endangered rivers, environmental group says	MTPR
4/19/23	Clark Fork River named one of America's most endangered rivers	NBC Montana
4/19/23	River advocates list Clark Fork among top 10 endangered streams	Missoula Current
4/20/23	Missoula’s Clark Fork: It’s a ticking time bomb and the only way to defuse it is to clean it up	Montana Free Press
4/20/23	Clark Fork River named one of the 10 most endangered rivers in America	Daily Montana
4/23/23	Peter Nielsen: Endangered listing for Clark Fork signals urgent need to clean up Smurfit site	Missoulian
4/27/23	Resolution would require officials to study Smurfit-Stone Superfund site toxins	MTPR
4/29/23	Smurfit-Stone and Tribal Rights	ABC Fox
5/1/23	Spring runoff concerns voiced over former Smurfit-Stone mill site	KPAX
5/3/23	EPA, Missoula County at loggerheads over additional Smurfit sampling	Missoula Current
5/3/23	Viewpoint: EPA must finally act on Smurfit site cleanup	Missoula Current
5/3/23	Tester presses EPA administrator on superfund cleanup, community engagement	Tester news release
5/5/23	Tester to EPA: Stop slow-rolling superfund work	Missoula Current
5/7/23	Ella Bradley: Smurfit-Stone needs to be addressed	Missoulian
5/16/23	Meeting to consider rising waters, Smurfit Stone berm concerns	NBC Montana
5/16/23	Further sampling expected after meeting on Smurfit Stone site in Missoula	NBC Montana
5/17/23	Butte cousins plan to canoe to Pacific Ocean	NBC Montana
5/17/23	EPA Monitoring To Stop Environmental Ruin On Clark Fork	KGVO
5/17/23	EPA guarantees additional Smurfit sampling will be carried out	Missoula Current
5/18/23	From Butte to Pacific, cousin paddlers preach river rehab	Missoulian
5/18/23	Canoeists from Butte headed to the Pacific Ocean in pursuit of river protection	KPAX
6/7/23	Smurfit Stone Community Advisory Group to hold community meeting	NBC Montana
6/8/23	American Rivers, EPA fly over Smurfit cleanup site, conduct wildlife research	NBC Montana
6/9/23	Data or delay: Is 2030 too late to clean up Smurfit-Stone?	Missoulian
6/10/23	Environmental Protection Agency approves further sampling of the Smurfit Stone-Mill site	ABC Fox
7/7/23	Karen Knudsen: Investing in clean water pays off for Missoula and Western Montana	Missoulian
7/7/23	Protect This Place: The Montana River Threatened By a Shuttered Pulp Mill	Revelator
7/10/23	Sampling of Smurfit groundwater contamination to start in fall	Missoula Current
7/14/23	A River Worth Saving	American Rivers
7/14/23	Letter to the editor: Threat to water quality	Missoulian
8/17/23	Denley Loge: Cleaning up Smurfit-Stone site will help Frenchtown and protect the river	Missoulian
8/29/23	Letter to the editor: Smurfit-Stone threatens the entire ecosystem	Missoulian
9/14/23	Turning a corner': Stakeholders cautiously optimistic about clean-up of Smurfit-Stone pulp mill	MT Free Press
10/7/23	Letter to the editor: Alberton residents urge cleanup	Missoulian
10/10/23	Smurfit Advisory Group Dissapointed with EPA's Fall Sampling	Missoula Current
11/7/23	Missoula Conservation District: Smurfit berms must be removed	Missoula Current
11/14/23	Locals, agencies debate Smurfit in Helena	Missoula Current
11/16/23	Letter to the editor: Improving Smurfit-Stone	Missoulian
11/17/23	Stakeholders urge the state to stay involved in the Smurfit-Stone cleanup planning	MTPR
1/2/24	Guest view: Smurfit Stone: A year of progress and the road ahead	Missoulian
1/18/24	State considers removal of illegal Smurfit Stone outfall pipes	Missoula Current
2/20/24	Officials raise concerns over river hazard near former Smurfit Stone site west of Missoula	NBC Montana
3/26/24	UM students model the Clark Fork River, Smurfit comtamination	Missoula Current
5/14/24	Water quality study finds toxic compounds more widespread than previously thought in Clark Fork	Daily Montanan
5/15/24	FWP sampling finds Clark Fork pollution 'more prevalent' than previously thought	Montana Standard
5/24/24	Study shows impact of pollution on water quality of Clark Fork River	The Western News
5/27/24	New data raises more questions about health of Clark Fork fishery	Daily Montanan
5/30/24	Study of Clark Fork shows pollution more widespread than previously thought	Montana Public Radio
6/25/24	'When the berm breaks': potential for catastrophe on the Clark Fork River	Montana Free Press
7/6/24	When the flood hits: Smurfit berm edges toward Superfund status	Missoulian
8/16/24	New study highlights risks of Smurfit-Stone berms	NBC Montana
8/19/24	Taking a High-Stakes Gamble on Montana's Clark Fork River	American Rivers Blog
8/28/24	Missoula County eyes outside ideas, berm removal at former Smurfit-Stone site	Missoulian

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