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Advancement in technology is rapidly changing the world we live in, the careers we pursue, and undoubtedly affecting nearly every aspect of our lives.

Around Uptown, through downtown and into the flat, folks around Butte were searching for answers Sunday and Monday after apparently hearing really loud noises.

Advancement in technology is rapidly changing the world we live in, the careers we pursue, and undoubtedly affecting nearly every aspect of our

Heres a roundup with a few of the many stories The Standards reporters put out this week.

The Atlantic Richfield Co. and Butte-Silver Bow County have asked the EPA to build flexibility into the repository siting process as consideration continues of the Berkeley Pit.

A contractor working for Atlantic Richfield will soon begin demolishing remnants of the Butte Reduction Works smelter complex as one step toward eventual Superfund remediation of the site in Butte.

The EPA will review repository proposals from Atlantic Richfield and Butte-Silver Bow to determine if a site chosen will be protective of human health and the environment.

Columnist George Ochenski says if we're still trying to figure out what to do with the toxic waste of mining, put it back where it came from -- in the Berkeley Pit.

As Butte faces yet more trauma from its 40-plus-year Superfund struggle to remediate the environmental damages from historic mining and smelting, an old idea has resurfaced. Namely, instead of digging

BUTTE, Mont. -- 2023 was a relatively quiet year for local elections in the Mining City. But the same cannot be said for 2024.