Atlantic Richfield

Berkeley Pit Water Treated And Released Into Silver Bow Creek

Nora Saks

For the first time ever, once-toxic water from the Berkeley Pit , Butte’s abandoned open pit copper mine, is being pumped, treated and discharged into...

About 50 people attended EPA's Superfund meeting at the Anaconda senior center to learn about the agency's proposed updates to the surface water remedy for the Anaconda Regional Waste, Water, and Soils Operable Unit. September 17, 2019.

Anaconda Meeting Addresses Competing Water Quality Standards

Nora Saks

The Environmental Protection Agency is rolling out an updated plan to protect Anaconda’s creeks from copper smelter waste. But some locals this week...

Butte Cleanup Deal Delayed As EPA Responds To Public Comment

Nora Saks

Those awaiting the final Superfund cleanup deal, or consent decree, for the Butte Hill and urban Silver Bow Creek corridor are going to have to wait a...

AR's operations manager, Ron Halsey, stands in front of the intake pipe that siphons water originating indirectly from the Berkeley Pit into this new water polishing plant. August 6, 2019.

Testing Begins On Berkeley Pit Water Treatment Facility

Nora Saks

37 years ago, Atlantic Richfield abandoned an open pit copper mine in Butte and allowed it to flood with toxic mine water. Now, the company estimates...

Eighty-one-year-old Rose Nyman speaks about health concerns at the EPA Office of Inspector General's listening session at the Fred Moodry Intermediate School in Anaconda. July 10, 2019.

Anaconda Residents Detail Superfund Cleanup Concerns For EPA Watchdogs

Nora Saks

Wednesday night, Anacondans got a rare chance to speak directly about their experience with Superfund to the national office that investigates the...