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Photo: Missoula County

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Podcast: The Toxic Mess at Smurfit-Stone

In collaboration with The Clark Fork Coalition and Pintler Group podcasts

After decades of community action and tens of millions invested in restoration, the hardworking Clark Fork River is finally on the mend. And yet the contaminated Smurfit-Stone site continues to pollute the river we’ve all worked so hard to clean up. It’s time to do something about it.

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Clark Fork River - America's Most Endangered RiversĀ®

American Rivers

Community members, advocates, Tribes, and government officials are among many who have been helping to heal the Clark Fork River, however, the shuttered Smurfit-Stone pulp mill threatens to reverse the gains made. Smurfit-Stone is poisoning the groundwater and river with dioxins and heavy metals. Through federal Superfund law, the polluters are responsible for cleaning up the site.

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Aerial footage of the Smurfit-Stone site

Credit: Elements Mixed Media

A Dropbox with downloadable drone footage clips in MP4 video format. Footage includes the Smurfit-Stone cleanup site and the Clark Fork River.

Contact American Rivers below to request access to the footage:

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Clark Fork River and Smurfit-Stone mill site

A gallery of photos detailing the Smurfit-Stone mill site and the Clark Fork River adjacent to the site. This gallery also includes photos from a flyover event with Clark Fork Coalition members, legislators, media and city/county officials.