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Bozeman Daily Chronicle: Butte's Berkeley Pit gets the snub, for now, on accepting Superfund wastes

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BUTTE — Josh Bryson of Atlantic Richfield said in March 2024 that preliminary analysis of the Berkeley Pit suggested the contaminated lake was shaping up as a preferred option to accept Superfund ...

Butte's Berkeley Pit gets the snub, for now, on accepting Superfund wastes

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BUTTE, Mont. — U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin and Montana U.S. Rep. Ryan Zinke made a stop at the Berkeley Pit in Butte on Tuesday. The Superfund site is one of the ...

Yahoo: Berkeley Pit pumping halted for months due to north wall stability issues in Butte

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Berkeley Pit pumping halted for months due to north wall stability issues in Butte

BUTTE- The Berkeley Pit is completely frozen over due to the cold temperatures in the Mining City last week. It is a sight some people in Butte say they never thought they would see. Ice started to ...

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BUTTE - The area surrounding the Berkeley Pit — a man-made lake of toxic water in Butte that would likely kill a human or animal that drank from it — is teeming with life. From fox and marmot to deer, ...

BUTTE — The snow geese die-off in the Berkeley Pit late last year inspired Montana artist Nolan Salix to create a painting he hopes will encourage an in-depth look at all that happened. Two weeks ...

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BUTTE, Mont. — In Butte, prospects of the Berkeley Pit being used to contain hundreds of thousands of cubic yards of mine waste are gaining momentum. A draft screening report outlining pros and cons ...