Citizens Technical Environmental Committee

High on the Butte Hill, officials have preserved a historic mine yard — waste and all. MTPR’s John Hooks takes us on a tour through the past and present of Butte’s mining legacy.

The number of children in Butte who have elevated blood lead levels has dropped more than 25% in the last 20 years, according to a study that was presented to the community last week.

The Environmental Protection Agency’s second in command returned to Butte and Anaconda this week to celebrate major milestones in their decades-long…

Butte’s $150 million cleanup deal is at last carved in legal stone after more than a decade of negotiations, and more than three decades on the Superfund…

Last week the Environmental Protection Agency released the changes they want to make to the 2006 legal Record of Decision (ROD) which governs the…

The Montana Superfund liaison that the Environmental Protection Agency hired in February has quit. Her departure comes during a critical decision making…

This week, Butte residents will have another chance to influence the direction of the second Superfund-related health study currently underway. MTPR's…

A new Superfund health study is getting underway in Butte, and this week there’s a chance for the public to learn more about it and weigh in.Under Butte’s…

Residents of Butte are one big step closer to learning details about the Superfund clean-up planned for the Butte Hill.On Thursday, the U.S. Department of…

For decades now, Superfund meetings have been routine in Butte, but their highly technical nature can deter locals who want to stay informed and involved.…