State OKs $ for natural resource work in county
A spoils pile near the Flower Creek Dam site has been an ongoing topic of discussion at Libby City Council meetings. (Scott Shindledecker/The Western News)
State officials have made their decisions on how part of a multi-million dollar settlement between them and W.R. Grace will be used in Lincoln County.
The state of Montana and the bankrupt company agreed to an $18.5 million settlement for cleanup of the mine site and for natural resource damage claims in 2023.
The settlement between Grace and the state was negotiated by both the Natural Resource Damage Program (NRDP) and the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ). There were many components in the settlement agreement, but the $18.5 million in natural resource damages was negotiated by NRDP and use of the funds will be overseen by NRDP.
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