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Butte mine waste repository chosen to store contaminated Superfund soil

Butte mine waste repository chosen to store contaminated Superfund soil

BUTTE, Mont. — A 33-acre site northwest of the Berkeley Pit has been selected to store contaminated soil as part of the Environmental Protection Agency's Superfund cleanup efforts in Butte. The Butte Mine Waste Repository received official approval from the EPA and the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ)

‘Getting f-cked up by 12 o’clock’: St. Patrick's Day in Butte continues to draw college crowds

‘Getting f-cked up by 12 o’clock’: St. Patrick's Day in Butte continues to draw college crowds

A mass of people wearing every imaginable shade of green gathered in the streets of Butte last week to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. Parade attendees wore beaded necklaces and carried lagers as they embodied the jolly Irish spirit. “We’re here for St. Patty’s Day to celebrate the

Montana Supreme Court rules news agencies can argue for release of Anaconda shooting documents

Montana Supreme Court rules news agencies can argue for release of Anaconda shooting documents

HELENA, Mont. - The Montana Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that news organizations, including NonStop Local, can argue for the release of sealed documents related to the shooting at the Owl Bar in Anaconda in August 2025. Trial for the alleged shooter, Michael Paul Brown, was set to begin on January

Butte Central's Ryan Peoples, Butte's Elli Graham are this week's Intermountain Health Athletes of the Week

The Montana Standard has partnered with Intermountain Health to honor a Butte area boys and girls high school athlete of the week each week throughout the 2025-26 high school sports season. This week’s Intermountain Health Boys Athlete of the Week is Butte Central’s Ryan Peoples. The senior

What's happening in Butte?: Rock and roll comedy, history lecture, yoga, winter market

EDITOR’S NOTE: If you have something going on in southwest Montana that you would like to share, send an email to editor@mtstandard.com. —The Covellite Theatre at 215 W. Broadway St., will have Game Night from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Thursday and is for

News briefs: Monday night worship, Alzheimer's discussion, grants offered, fashion discussion

Christian denominations invited to worship Monday night worship, hosted by the Immaculate Conception Church, will be at 7 p.m. on March 30, at 1201 Caledonia St. All Christian denominations are invited to attend, not to mark any differences, but to celebrate what we have in common and to prioritize

Butte Mine Waste Repository gets formal nod from EPA, DEQ

The Berkeley Pit bit the dust, at least for the foreseeable future, as a place to dump contaminated soils from Superfund sites in the so-called Silver Bow Creek Conservation Area. The Butte Mine Wastes Repository, after being dismissed early on as being too small, ultimately got the nod after