EPA, developer talk about business opportunities in Libby, Montana

When given a Superfund designation, one of the Environmental Protection Agency’s directives beyond cleanup is economic rejuvenation.

Once home to the largest lumber mill west of the Mississippi, the Libby Business Park-Industrial District is now the home of two Superfund sites – the International Paper creosote contamination of the Libby aquifer and W.R. Grace asbestos.

According to the agency’s website, the “EPA is working with communities and other partners to consider future use opportunities and to integrate appropriate reuse options into the cleanup process.”

Last Wednesday, EPA officials met with Paul Rumelhart, executive director of Kootenai River Development Council and contractor hired to stimulate the district’s economy.

By Brandon Roberts, The Western News

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