August 7, 2025 East Helena Smelter Site Team Presents at National Brownfields Conference

Montana Environmental Trust Group joined representatives of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Region 8, the City of East Helena, the Prickly Pear Land Trust, and the Helena Area Habitat for Humanity to present a session titled “Rewriting the East Helena Story: The Revival of a Montana Company Town in the Age of ‘Yellowstone’ ” on August 7, 2025, at the National Brownfields Training Conference in Chicago. Download the presentation here.

Pictured (from left to right) are Max Greenblum (Senior Assistant Regional Counsel, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency [EPA] Region 8); Kelly Harris (Mayor, City of East Helena); Cynthia Brooks (Managing Principal, Montana Environmental Trust Group [METG]); Mary Hollow (Executive Director, Prickly Pear Land Trust), and Jacob Kuntz (Executive Director, Helena Area Habitat for Humanity).

Nov. 6, 2024 Public Meeting Presentation and Recording

METG cohosted a public meeting on November 6 and drop-in availability session on November 7 to provide 2024 updates about the former ASARCO Smelter Site in East Helena. The meeting included presentations from the METG project team and project partners such as the City of East Helena, Prickly Pear Land Trust, Oakland Companies, and Helena Area Habitat for Humanity.

Download the presentation here.

Watch the meeting recording here

You can also find more information in our East Helena 2024 Update Fact Sheet.

Nov. 15, 2023 Public Meeting Presentation and Recording

METG hosted a public meeting in East Helena on November 15, 2023 to provide updates about the former ASARCO Smelter Site. The meeting included updates about Site cleanup in 2023, redevelopment progress, and presentations from partners such as Prickly Pear Land Trust and Helena Area Habitat for Humanity.

Download the presentation here.

Watch the meeting recording here.

Dec. 13, 2022 Public Meeting Presentation

Now available: the presentation from our public meeting for the East Helena Former ASARCO Smelter Site, held on December 13, 2022. The meeting included updates on Site cleanup, the slag reprocessing project, redevelopment activities, and institutional controls.

Download the presentation here.

Invitation to Dec. 13, 2022 Public Meeting

Notice & Invitation
East Helena Smelter Site Public Meeting

Tuesday, December 13, 2022, 6:00 p.m.
METG Office – 325 Manlove Ave.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Montana Environmental Trust Group (METG), Trustee of the Montana Environmental Custodial Trust, are hosting a public meeting on Tuesday, December 13, 2022, at 6:00 p.m. MT.  EPA and METG representatives will review cleanup and redevelopment progress and plans at the former ASARCO Smelter Site in East Helena, Montana. The meeting will provide the public an important opportunity to learn and ask questions about remediation and restoration along Prickly Pear Creek, the East Helena slag removal project, and property development activities.

Download the flyer here.

ATTEND MEETING IN-PERSON AT METG OFFICE

325 Manlove Ave., East Helena, Montana
See directions below.

JOIN MEETING BY ZOOM OR PHONE

Click here to join online by Zoom
Use meeting ID 946 584 8922 and passcode B8U7EX
Or call 646-876-9923
Use meeting ID 946 584 8922 and passcode 664564

Directions to METG Office

Manlove Ave. is near the former ASARCO Smelter Site.  It is located south of Highway 12 and parallel to the Highway and the railroad tracks.  Manlove Ave. intersects Highway 282 across from American Chemet.

  • From Helena, take Highway 12 east. Go right onto Highway 282 South. Take first right onto Manlove Ave.
  • From Townsend, take Highway 12 west. Go left onto Highway 282 South. Take first right onto Manlove Ave.
  • From Montana City, take Highway 282 north. Go left onto Manlove Ave. (last street before Highway 12).

Look for the green modular building with the METG logo on the left!

Questions? Please contact us.

Christine Amrhine – 540-846-3163 or ca@g-etg.com
Anna Novikova – 267-799-3842 or an@g-etg.com
Mark Rhodes (Hydrometrics) – MRHODES@hydrometrics.com

Dec. 8, 2021 Public Meeting Presentation

Now available: the presentation from our annual project update for the East Helena Former ASARCO Smelter Facility, held virtually on December 8, 2021.

Download the PDF here.

Watch the meeting recording here.

Invitation to Dec. 8, 2021 East Helena Site Virtual Public Meeting

Notice & Invitation
East Helena Smelter Site Virtual Public Meeting
 

Online via Zoom or by Phone
December 8, 2021, 7:00 p.m. Mountain Time

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Montana Environmental Trust Group (METG), Trustee of the Montana Environmental Custodial Trust, are sponsoring a virtual Public Meeting on Wednesday, December 8, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. MT.  Representatives from EPA and METG will review cleanup and redevelopment progress and plans at the former ASARCO Smelter Site in East Helena. The meeting will provide the public with an important opportunity to receive information and ask questions about improvements in groundwater quality, water infrastructure projects, remediation and restoration of areas along Prickly Pear Creek, the East Helena slag removal project, and property development activities.

PLEASE JOIN US ON WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2021 at 7:00 P.M.

Join Online:
Use this Zoom link
or: http://tinyurl.com/EastHelenaMeeting

Join by Phone:Call 646-876-9923
Enter meeting ID 816 5567 5621# and passcode 781655#

Questions?
Please contact Christine Amrhine at 540-846-3163 or ca@g-etg.com or Anna Novikova at 267-799-3842 or an@g-etg.com.

See our recent fact sheets here: Project Update Fact Sheet and Unfumed Slag Removal Fact Sheet.

Dec. 8, 2020 Public Meeting Presentation: Cleanup and Redevelopment Update

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Montana Environmental Trust Group (METG), Trustee of the Montana Environmental Custodial Trust, updated the community on cleanup and redevelopment activities at the former ASARCO East Helena Smelter Facility during a Dec. 8, 2020, virtual public meeting.

Please download the Public Meeting presentation here (PDF).

Invitation to Dec. 8, 2020 Public Meeting: Update on Former ASARCO East Helena Smelter Facility

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Montana Environmental Trust Group LLC (METG), Trustee of the Montana Environmental Custodial Trust, are hosting a virtual Public Meeting on Tuesday, December 8, 2020, at 7 p.m. to update the community on cleanup and redevelopment activities at the former ASARCO East Helena Smelter Facility.

Join online or by phone. See details in the flyer.

Download the flyer here (PDF).

Oct. 27, 2020 Presentation: Update on Groundwater Conditions at former East Helena Smelter

Our efforts to address contamination left by lead smelting at the former ASARCO facility have significantly improved groundwater quality in East Helena. We share our recent results in an October 27, 2020 presentation.
Download our presentation (PDF).