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 ...

Butte, Mont. • There’s a tale told about a miner who found copper cans in his garbage dump in the early days of mining. Wastewater from copper mining had flowed through his land, he said, and turned ...

Although nearly a year has passed since around 3,000 snow geese perished on the Berkeley Pit, the Environmental Protection Agency has not decided on whether to fine the responsible parties, Montana ...

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin toured Butte's Berkeley Pit Superfund site, promising community partnership and faster progress ...

BUTTE -- Silver Bow Creek may be spared the stigma of receiving treated Berkeley Pit water for at least another 25 years. That's because the dark pool of dirty water slowly growing in the Berkeley Pit ...

This mysterious mongrel has called the 5,000-acre contaminated expanse of the Berkeley Pit federal Superfund site, combined with Montana Resources' active mine permit area, its home since 1986.

Once again we are witnessing the loss of hundreds of the beautiful white phase Lesser Snow Geese in the contaminated Berkeley Pit – and many that left with fate unknown. This bird nests in the ...

The Environmental Protection Agency’s top official made an unannounced visit to Butte and the Berkeley Pit on Tuesday and he ...