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Although many people associate these stone-like animals with the crystalline waters of the tropics, several species of sponges do occur in lakes and ponds…
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A copper mining company and Butte-Silver Bow county agreed this week to a plan to pump more cold, clean water into local creeks. While the company and…
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A Montana based environmental research group released a report last week that shows evidence of plastic in more than half of Montana's waterways.
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Montana wildlife officials are investigating what’s being described as a "significant" fish kill along the banks of the Upper Clark Fork River.Montana…
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The bottom of this shallow stream is covered with a complex community of algae, comprising many different species. Probably most abundant of all are the…
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From Evel Knievel to a 'Great Flood' and on to the dawning of the Superfund era, Episode 5 looks at the origins of the government program designed to…
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37 years ago, Atlantic Richfield abandoned an open pit copper mine in Butte and allowed it to flood with toxic mine water. Now, the company estimates…
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A flood watch predicted late last week for a portion of Missoula was upgraded to a warning Monday.National Weather Service Missoula last week knew that…
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In Butte Thursday, the Environmental Protection Agency set a date for an important milestone in the Mining City’s Superfund cleanup.Next Friday, the…
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The ongoing partial government shutdown has scuttled an upcoming meeting between Missoula County and the Environmental Protection Agency.That meeting was…