Local officials worry IP has found an exit strategy as Superfund site negotiations falter
City Council Chambers inside Libby City Hall. (File photo)
City of Libby officials and their legal representative are at an impasse in negotiations with a multi-billion dollar company over an agreement that would continue subsiding municipal water for residents due to long-standing groundwater pollution.
Since January, talks between the city and International Paper Company, the world’s largest paper manufacturer, over a new contract have largely stalled, said Allan Payne, the attorney representing Libby in the affair...
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