Rep Gianforte Introduces Bill To Ban Mining Near Yellowstone
A proposal to ban mining near Yellowstone National Park got its first hearing in the U.S. House today. It has the unconditional support of Montana’s lone representative, Republican Greg Gianforte ....
View ArticleMontana Seeks Judge's Order To Ban Mining Company CEO
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana environmental regulators asked a judge on Monday to ban the head of a giant mining company from exploring or opening any new mines in the state until he is no longer in...
View ArticleMontana Republicans Consider Special Legislative Session Over Ballot Initiatives
Republican state lawmakers are debating whether to call a special session of the Montana Legislature this July. Republicans hold enough seats in the state Legislature to call a special session without...
View ArticleState Lawmakers To Vote On Potential July Special Session
State lawmakers will formally vote on a proposal for the Legislature to come back to Helena for a July 16 special session. Secretary of State Corey Stapleton tweeted just before five Wednesday...
View ArticleMontana Special Legislative Session Looks Increasingly Unlikely
A vote count released Monday morning on the proposed special session of the Montana Legislature shows the call is not possible without votes from both sides of the aisle. Republicans are so divided on...
View ArticleFeds Ready To Share Health Study Plan With Anaconda Residents
This week, federal, state and local public health officials will be in Anaconda to update residents on their plan for studying health concerns related to the Anaconda Smelter Superfund site .
View ArticleFeds To Study Health Risks Of Contaminants In Anaconda
A federal public health agency is starting a new investigation to find out if contaminants left behind from a century of copper smelting in Anaconda still pose a risk to human health. The study was...
View ArticleMontana Republicans Fail To Get Enough Votes For Special Session
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Republican lawmakers failed to get enough support to call a special session to consider referenda to counter two proposed ballot initiatives .
View ArticleButte Locals Want Superfund Health Study Expanded
The Environmental Protection Agency is about to launch its second study of public health concerns related to Butte’s Superfund sites. But When locals found out the scope of the plan at a public meeting...
View ArticleMontana DEQ Preparing For Clark Fork Cleanup Project Near Deer Lodge
Montana’s Department of Environmental Quality is preparing to haul 20,000 semi-truck loads of contaminated soil from the banks of the Clark Fork River in and around Deer Lodge.
View Article'A Great Place To Work ... A Dirty, No Good Hellhole'
If you’ve ever driven through Southwest Montana on I-90, you’ve probably noticed the lone smoke stack standing sentinel near Anaconda. That’s the iconic Anaconda Smelter Stack - one of the tallest...
View ArticleForest Service Gives Rock Creek Mine Preliminary Approval
The Kootenai National Forest approved the first phase of the Rock Creek silver and copper mine near Noxon on Tuesday, but the proposal’s fate remains uncertain due to a legal dispute with state...
View ArticleSurvey To Gauge Butte's Perceptions Of Cleanup Progress, Health Risks
Billie Richardson is chatting with customers at Suited For Success , a small non-profit thrift store she runs in Uptown Butte. Richardson is 74 years-old. She was raised here, and for a while, moved...
View ArticleLibby Looks Beyond Superfund Era As EPA Work Wraps Up
In about a year, the Environmental Protection Agency will leave Libby, where it’s worked for the last two decades to clean up asbestos contamination, a lethal byproduct leftover from W.R. Grace’s...
View ArticleIn Butte, Acting EPA Chief Says Superfund Remains A Priority
The head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency visited the Superfund sites in Butte and Anaconda Friday. The last time the head of the agency did so was 28 years ago. Andrew Wheeler was named...
View ArticleButte Festival Attracts International Filmmakers
The third annual Covellite International Film Festival kicks off Wednesday. It runs through Sunday and brings independent filmmakers from all over the world to Montana.
View ArticleMontana DEQ Seeks Feedback On Butte Tailings Impoundment Expansion
The Montana Department of Environmental Quality wants public feedback on a mining company’s year old plan to expand the Yankee Doodle Tailings Impoundment above Butte . Montana Resources wants to raise...
View ArticleForest Service Endorses Plan To Block Mining North Of Yellowstone
Federal officials are recommending approval of a plan to block new mining claims for 20 years on public lands in the mountains north of Yellowstone National Park.
View ArticleCongress Passes Gianforte's Bill To Block Mining North Of Yellowstone
A bill to prevent mining north of Yellowstone National Park cleared a key congressional hurdle Wednesday. Montana Congressman Greg Gianforte ’s ‘Yellowstone Gateway Protection Act’ permanently...
View ArticleInterior Secretary Extends Mining Ban North Of Yellowstone Park
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke signed an order yesterday extending an Obama administration ban on new mining in the mountains north of Yellowstone National Park by 20 years. Zinke stood with this back...
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