16 years ago I sat with rapt attention in my car in the pouring rain listening to the Stierle's discussing the amazing organisms living in the devil's cocktail that is the Berkeley pit in Butte Montana, their chemistry, & potential for bioremediation.
Now its your turn
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Soren Wheeler takes us to Butte Montana, where an open pit copper mine’s demise leads to a toxic lake filled with corrosive runoff.