Article: Montana, Anaconda, and the price of pollution.

THE WORDS "Anaconda" and "Montana" are intertwined in history. (1) Early histories of Montana focused mostly on the emergence and dominance of the Anaconda Copper Mining Company. The "War of the Copper Kings" depicted the romance of corporate struggles for the control of the Butte mines. Montana politics were "Company" politics whether in Helena or Washington, D.C. In the last quarter century, however, Montanans have demonstrated less concern about the "Company" and more about the future of the environment. In the 1970s, the people of the state ratified a new state constitution guaranteeing a right to clean air and water. In 1998, the people passed Initiative 137 banning ...

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