BUTTE — “I can’t begin to tell you how many conversations, meetings, that we’ve had in DC talking about this superfund site in Butte,” EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin said.

On November 4, 2025, the EPA Administrator visited Montana, specifically Butte, as part of his nationwide touring effort.

Zeldin tells MTN that there are only a couple of other cleanup sites that get discussed as frequently as the Butte Superfund Cleanup site.

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“Being able to get oriented with this map that I’ve seen in DC, but it’s a very different standing point at the location where you’re able to see so much of Butte,” Zeldin said, “As I’m standing there, I’m th

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