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Richest Hill

If you don’t know Butte Montana, you might have heard it’s one of the biggest toxic messes in the country. But now the “Mining City” is on the verge of sealing a deal that could clean it up once and f... Read more

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Richest Hill Episode 04: We Gave It To The Pit

Richest Hill Episode 04: We Gave It To The Pit

I live a mile away from the Berkeley Pit, the mile by mile and a half wide former open-pit mine, which is now filled wit... Read more

29 May 2019

41mins

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Richest Hill Episode 03: First And Last Warning

Richest Hill Episode 03: First And Last Warning

In August 1917, Frank Little was the victim of a grisly murder in Butte. Little was a labor organizer who came to Butte ... Read more

9 Apr 2019

35mins

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Richest Hill Episode 02: For The Benefit Of Mankind

Richest Hill Episode 02: For The Benefit Of Mankind

At first glance, Butte, Montana's mutilated industrial landscape is often written-off as an ecological sacrifice-zone. D... Read more

12 Mar 2019

31mins

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Richest Hill Episode 06: Our Most Cherished Beliefs

Richest Hill Episode 06: Our Most Cherished Beliefs

After more than 30 years in limbo without a final cleanup agreement, the ink is drying on Butte’s big Superfund deal as ... Read more

7 Jan 2020

52mins

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Richest Hill Episode 05: Out Of The Frying Pan, Into The Fire

Richest Hill Episode 05: Out Of The Frying Pan, Into The Fire

From Evel Knievel to a 'Great Flood' and on to the dawning of the Superfund era, Episode 5 looks at the origins of the g... Read more

13 Aug 2019

37mins

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