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A Field Guide to Going Nowhere,' author Nick Triolo let PEOPLE in on his philosophy, and his unusual Montana abode.
"We're turning a giant liability into something that's contributing to defense." Researchers attempt incredible feat at toxic ...
The biggest cities in Montana are reshaping the future of the state. Learn about Billings, Missoula, and more using US Census ...
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The Yankee Doodle Tailings storage pond above Butte sequesters tailings from both the Berkeley Pit and the Continental Pit. Montana Resources wants to raise the elevation of the pond’s rockfill ...
Ongoing extraction inside the Continental Pit operated by Montana Resources — an open pit mine in Butte, Mont. The company is working with researchers at the nearby closed Berkeley Pit, which ...
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 ...
Montana Resources is expecting to incorporate Berkeley Pit discharge water when it begins treatment in 2023. This could change the dialogue for the restore the creek movement.
Now home to 35,000, Butte is most famous for its biggest scar: the mile-long crater on the east side of town known as the Berkeley Pit, or just “the pit,” a former open-pit copper mine almost ...
A Montana legislative committee unanimously voted Wednesday to petition the U.S. Congress to support efforts to pull rare earth elements from the Berkeley Pit in Butte.