ANACONDA, Mont. — EPA officials say they're drafting a plan to cover a large pile of toxic mine waste in Anaconda that has some residents concerned about their health. They say the pile along Montana ...

BUTTE, Mont. — In late October, Atlantic Richfield Company reached an agreement with the state of Montana and the U.S. government outlining more cleanup projects. This time, they were focused on ...

Asarco's slag pile is regarded as a "toxic substance" while it's on the property of the East Helena smelter, but the exact same material is transformed into a "feed product" with little or no state or ...

HELENA, Mont. — Environmental regulators have put a halt to a Montana business association’s sale of sandwich bags of mining waste advertised as a “Bag O’Slag.” Environmental Protection Agency ...

ANACONDA — New fencing that runs from the top to the bottom of the slag pile at the town’s east end is meant to stop trespassers on motorized vehicles from churning up dust, according to an Arco ...

It’s something we all learned in kindergarten. Pick up your trash. Clean up after yourself. Don’t leave a mess. Nevertheless, the people of Newfield have been living with a mess — a big, radioactive ...