Beef Trail Ski Area operated from 1939 to the late 1980s, bringing accessible winter sports to Butte residents including Evel ...

In the heart of Butte, Montana, where copper mining history runs as deep as the Berkeley Pit, sits Casagranda’s Steakhouse – a culinary treasure hiding in plain sight behind vintage brick walls and ...

An update from Atlantic Richfield about potential repositories for Superfund wastes rejects the Berkeley Pit, for now, along with Kelley Mine Area sites, in favor of Butte Mine Waste Repository.

The Montana Environmental Quality Council at its Dec. 2 meeting, approved a letter requesting federal funding for projects aimed at extracting rare earth and critical minerals from legacy mining sites ...

The Environmental Protection Agency’s top official made an unannounced visit to Butte and the Berkeley Pit on Tuesday and he was joined by Republican U.S. Rep. Ryan Zinke of Montana. EPA Administrator ...

Montana Folk Festival, held each July, brings musicians from around the world to perform on stages throughout uptown Butte. Remarkably, this world-class festival remains free to attend, though ...

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BUTTE — Turning lemons into tourist lemonade, the Chamber of Commerce in this mining city is charging admission to see one of America's largest bodies of toxic water. And people are paying. "Some ...