Butte Montana

The U.S. Secretary of the Interior met with mining executives and local government officials at the site of the largest Superfund complex in the world to discuss how to revitalize Montana’s former mining hub.

Two Butte residents are suing a local mining company over contaminated water that led to a ‘do not consume’ order for some residents on August 13; Montana’s Speaker of the House says he’s delaying enactment of a bill that defines biological sex as binary.

Butte residents Wednesday voiced their concerns on the possibility a new state women’s prison is built in town. The Department of Corrections has Butte on a shortlist of potential locations.

General Electric is spending $2 million to modernize a manufacturing facility in Butte. BLM’s Butte Field Office has opened a 14 day public comment period for the Big Hole West Forest Management Project. A former Montana U.S. Attorney will temporarily return to lead the post until a permanent replacement can be confirmed.

An iconic landmark returned to Uptown Butte this weekend. On the eve of St. Patrick’s Day, pepole gathered to relight the neon sign for the M&M bar.

The Butte Community Resilience Hub will be a multi-purpose facility, providing space for fitness and recreation, community events, and as a shelter during wildfire and extreme weather.

The Environmental Protection Agency last month proposed to increase cleanup of residential lead contamination in Butte.

The Environmental Protection Agency Wednesday released a new plan that will expand the number of homes in Butte eligible to receive free cleanup of lead contamination.

Property owners in Uptown Butte have agreed to chip-in money to make the neighborhood prettier, cleaner, and safer.

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.