New water quality standards proposed by the state in late April prompted a wide range of opposition at a public hearing Monday. It's now up to DEQ to decide how to move forward.
Montana’s Environmental Quality Council voted unanimously Wednesday to send letters to Congress and the Environmental Protection Agency recommending support for rare-earth mining in the Berkeley Pit and for a pause in a final decision on the proposed cleanup plan for the Columbia Falls Aluminum Company Superfund site.
Discussions over the possibility of mining vital minerals and rare-earth elements from Butte’s Berkeley Pit took a step forward on Wednesday.The State’s Environ
A Montana legislative committee unanimously voted Wednesday to petition the U.S. Congress to support efforts to pull rare earth elements from the Berkeley Pit in Butte.