No Easy Solutions For Berkeley Pit Bird Deaths
When 10,000 snow geese stopped to rest in Butte, in late November, the birds didn’t know they were landing in a toxic pit filled with acidic wastewater . Hawk calls, intended to to scare away other...
View ArticleQuestions Remain Over Butte's Parrot Cleanup Plan
As we recently reported, a big pile of old smelter waste in the middle of Butte is one step closer to being removed . The state of Montana this month signed an agreement with mining company Montana...
View ArticleUS Considers Mining Limits In West To Save Sage Grouse
DENVER (AP) — The Obama administration offered five possible plans Thursday for limiting mining on federal land in the West to protect the vulnerable greater sage grouse , but it isn't saying which it...
View ArticleMontanans Have Mixed Reactions To Repeal Of Stream Protection Rule
President Donald Trump Thursday ended a key Obama-era coal mining regulation. Montanans' reaction to the repeal of the Stream Protection Rule covered the gamut from elation to frustration.
View ArticleAnaconda Residents Can Reconsider $1,000 Offer Not To Sue Mining Company
Montana residents who signed contracts agreeing to accept $1,000 in exchange for not suing the Atlantic Richfield Co. (ARCO) over future mine waste cleanup in Opportunity will have the chance to...
View ArticleARCO Offer Strains Relationship With Anaconda
Homeowners in Anaconda recently got a letter from ARCO offering them $1,000 if they promised not to sue over lead cleanup on their property. It did not go over well. David McCumber, the editor of the...
View ArticleBill Proposes Permanent Ban On Mining Near Yellowstone
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Jon Tester has introduced legislation to permanently ban new mining in an area of Montana just outside Yellowstone National Park. The Montana Democrat says responsible...
View ArticleCloud Peak Stock Price Drops Amid Fears Of Trade Retaliation
Montana timber companies are happy that President Trump has slapped new import taxes on Canadian forest products, but backlash is hurting a coal company here. On Wednesday the premier of British...
View ArticleVice President Mike Pence To Visit Coal Mine On The Crow Reservation
Vice President Mike Pence and Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke are scheduled to visit a coal mine on the Crow Reservation Friday. The Trump Administration has voiced its support for the coal industry, but...
View ArticleGianforte, Trump Jr Mine For Votes In Democratic Stronghold
Donald Trump Jr., the head of the NRA, and Republican candidate Greg Gianforte rallied supporters in Butte, Thursday morning, two weeks before voting ends in the special election to decide Montana’s...
View ArticleRep Gianforte Assigned To Natural Resources, Government Oversight Committees
Congressman Greg Gianforte has been assigned to serve on two congressional committees — one focused on natural resources, and the other on government oversight. Republican Greg Gianforte announced his...
View ArticleMoving Toward The Light From 'The Underworld'
Master storyteller Kevin Canty returns with "The Underworld," a lyrical, haunting novel about a hardscrabble small town in Idaho and the disaster that comes to define it. Inspired by a disastrous mine...
View ArticleState Issues Draft Operating Permit For Black Butte Mine In Central Montana
State officials have issued a draft operating permit for an underground copper mine in central Montana that opponents worry could harm one of the state's most popular fly-fishing destinations.
View ArticleMontana DEQ To Update Lincoln Residents On Upper Blackfoot Mining Cleanup
State environmental officials will update Lincoln this evening on a major mine waste clean-up project in the Upper Blackfoot Valley. The old and creaky Mike Horse Dam once lay at the headwaters of the...
View ArticleSound-Off On Proposed Black Butte Mine Project
The Montana Department of Environmental Quality is adding an additional public scoping meeting for the proposed Black Butte copper mine outside White Sulphur Springs. That brings the number of...
View ArticleMining Regulator Nominee Draws Praise, Criticism In Montana
The nomination of a new regulator of surface mines in the United States is receiving praise from pro-coal groups in Montana but criticism from environmental groups in the state. President Trump...
View ArticleEPA Administrator Wants Faster Progress On Butte Superfund Cleanup
The Environmental Protection Agency's newly appointed regional administrator says he wants to see the Butte Superfund cleanup move faster. He was in Montana last week, and says he’ll be back. MTPR's...
View ArticleButte Rallies For Better Superfund Cleanup
Leaders in Butte say lack of progress on its Superfund clean-up continues to hold back the town’s economic development and future. Some of them took to the stage at a rally Tuesday to say they deserve...
View ArticleBusiness Leaders Ask Congress To Pass Yellowstone-Area Mining Ban This Year
On Tuesday, a coalition of business leaders called on the state’s congressional delegation to pass a ban on mining near Yellowstone National Park by the end of this year. While Montana’s senators and...
View ArticleButte, Anaconda Superfund Sites Added To EPA 'Emphasis List'
Superfund sites in Butte and Anaconda are going to start receiving extra special attention from EPA's top officials, which could shift the speed and direction of the clean-ups. Nora Saks spoke with...
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