53 years since the Bunkerhill Mine fire caused the largest number of lead poisoning cases in US history, the site of this industrial tragedy remains contaminated. Lead does not biodegrade. It remains in the soil along waterways. It is estimated that the Coeur d’Alene River delivers 200 tons of lead to Lake Coeur d’Alene annually.… Continue reading Bunkerhill Superfund Site Update: Summer 2026
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Bunker Hill Smelting Complex Superfund Site
On February 2, 2026, The Daily Yonder, an online news outlet dedicated to telling the stories of rural people, published a news story about the Bunker Hill Smelting Complex, a superfund site. As part of the article, author Sarah Melotte interviewed Barbara Miller, environmental activist and founder of the Silver Valley Community Resource Center (SVCRC).… Continue reading Bunker Hill Smelting Complex Superfund Site
NW Toxic Communities Member Named Woman of the Year
Congratulations to Barbara Miller, Director of SVCRC NW Toxic Communities member, environmental activist, and founder of the Silver Valley Community Resource Center (SVCRC), Barbara Miller, was declared Inland Northwest Woman of the Year for 2024 by The Spokesman Review, a regional newspaper based in Spokane. Miller has spent decades advocating for the Silver Valley, Idaho… Continue reading NW Toxic Communities Member Named Woman of the Year
Pediatric Lead Exposure Conference Update
Summary of June 21, 2024 Lead Health Conference The Silver Valley Community Resource Center completes Pediatric Lead Exposure Diagnosis, Treatment conference at Bunker Hill Superfund site. SVCRC began in January after discovery of the UW Center for Environmental Equity created with EPA funding for implementing best practices to reduce dangerous pollution in overburdened, vulnerable communities… Continue reading Pediatric Lead Exposure Conference Update
Bunker Hill Superfund: USDOJ Leaves Citizen Voices Out
News StoryImmediate ReleaseFebruary 1, 2024 Contact Persons:Jeanie Smith, SVCRC MemberBarbara Miller. SVCRC DirectorBetty Belisle, CRBU Coordinator Bunker Hill Superfund: Hope and Solutions to Restore Environmental/Human Health End as the US Department of Justice Leaves Citizen Voices Out (Kellogg, ID) The Bunker Hill Superfund site is the nation’s largest Superfund site with a century of lead… Continue reading Bunker Hill Superfund: USDOJ Leaves Citizen Voices Out
Citizens of Bunker Hill Superfund Site Demand Justice
Turned Down Again (Kellogg, ID) The U.S. Department of Justice, (USDOJ) and EPA Reg. Ten agencies agreement to meet on July 31 with the Silver Valley Community Resource Center, (SVCRC) a 35-year-old non-profit organization along with several other affected groups to discuss ongoing concerns and solutions regarding the Bunker Hill National Priority, (NPL) site failed… Continue reading Citizens of Bunker Hill Superfund Site Demand Justice