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The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry is co-hosting a public meeting Sept. 26 in Butte to field feedback and questions about potential arsenic exposure in the community.

Many residents objected to the EPA’s standard for lead levels in Butte’s soil, which is higher than levels in other areas.

Many residents objected to the EPA’s standard for lead levels in Butte’s soil, which is higher than levels in other areas.

A biogeochemist and others raise concerns about the EPAs reliance on what they described as an outdated standard for when to remove soils contaminated by lead from mining and smelting.

Buttes Health Board allows bars, casinos to stay open longer John Emeigh and last updated 2021-02-05 14:51:27-05 BUTTE — Bars, casinos, and restaurants in Butte will be allowed to stay open longer after the Board of Health loosened COVID-19 restrictions Thursday evening. After about a two-hour meeting, the board voted unanimously to allow businesses that serve alcohol to remain open until 12:30 in the morning. Butte Health Board allows bars, casinos to stay open longer “It’s a t...

Butte Health Board allows bars, casinos to stay open longer John Emeigh and last updated 2021-02-05 13:47:13-05 BUTTE — Bars, casinos, and restaurants in Butte will be allowed to stay open longer after the Board of Health loosened COVID-19 restrictions Thursday evening. After about a two-hour meeting, the board voted unanimously to allow businesses that serve alcohol to remain open until 12:30 in the morning. “It’s a tough one, you know, we’ve got a decision to make that af...