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The Environmental Protection Agency announced it will do additional cleanup of residential yards in East Helena that have been contaminated by lead.
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Montana U.S. Sen. Jon Tester and other moderate senators are criticizing President Biden’s plan to crack down on air pollution.
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Five Montana tribes have collectively been awarded over $5 million by the Environmental Protection Agency to improve recycling on their reservations. Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks (FWP) said chronic wasting disease was detected in a mule deer buck harvested near Deer Lodge last week.
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded grants to four Montana tribes to help develop plans to reduce climate pollution. State trust lands generated nearly $58 million for public schools this year.
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) this week urged rapid action to minimize potential arsenic exposure at a public park in Deer Lodge.
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Scientists and Frenchtown residents Monday provided state lawmakers with a day-long crash course on a Superfund site just downstream of Missoula. The hearing focused on the former Smurfit-Stone pulp mill.
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U.S. Sen. Jon Tester held a town hall in Butte Friday and was met with a mix of gratitude for his work in Congress and outrage over his stance on the Israel-Hamas war.
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said it has four “significant concerns” over Montana’s updated plan for cleanup on the upper Clark Fork River.
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A citizen-driven resolution that would have set Butte’s policy for ongoing Superfund cleanup is dead. The resolution was defeated after the county attorney made significant changes.
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2023 has been a contentious year for the Superfund cleanup in Butte. Locals have accused the EPA of failing to take their concerns seriously. One artist is trying to expand the conversation through an installation aimed at residents not involved in the official process.