The biggest die-off of migrating snow geese in the history of the toxic Berkeley Pit is gaining worldwide attention with the story trending at the top of Facebook as of Wednesday morning. The social ...

Discover the haunting story behind the Berkeley Pit in Butte, Montana—a former open-pit copper mine that has turned into one of the most toxic lakes in America. This video dives into the history, ...

The Berkeley Pit in Butte, Montana, has been a source of environmental concern for decades, as its waters—highly acidic and teeming with toxins—have seeped into the surrounding area. But today, this ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. MISSOULA — It would dwarf the Berkeley Pit: A hole blasted and dug into the Alaskan landscape ...

Prepare to laugh, as Comedy Central takes on the topic of the Berkeley Pit as a tourist attraction. You have to admit the premise is naturally funny, said Miles Kahn, a producer for The Daily Show ...

Berkeley Pit Duaime said if ruptures in the Berkeley Pit walls occur due to an earthquake, the water inside will not drain out. The Berkeley Pit's water level is 5,321 feet above sea level. The lowest ...

Earth Day has special significance in Butte. At midnight on April 22, 1982, the Atlantic Richfield Co. shut off the pumps at the underground Kelley Mine. It was the nail in the coffin for underground ...

Duncan Adams Lee Newspapers Mar 6, 2025 Mar 6, 2025 BUTTE — The trout returned to Silver Bow Creek but no one said life would be easy. The territory served by Caleb Uerling, a fisheries biologist for ...

BUTTE - A federal judge has signed a brief order that determines the future of the Berkeley Pit. The order signed by U.S. District Judge Sam E. Haddon of Great Falls spells out a plan for treatment of ...

At the Berkeley Pit, researchers hope to extract valuable metals to increase U.S. production of rare earths used in electric cars, medical advances and national defense. Ongoing extraction inside the ...