Abbie Ebert News Today

For three years, starting in 2022, Montana Department of Environmental Quality scientists are taking water samples across the watershed to paint a fuller picture of the water quality.

Montana environmental officials found PFAS — a family of chemicals that studies link to cancer in humans along with other negative health effects — near Malmstom Airforce Base and the Billings Logan International Airport, among other sites.

The state Department of Environmental Quality has issued harmful algal bloom advisories for several bodies of water around Helena. But a water-borne parasite could also be the culprit behind the itching and rashes some swimmers are reporting.

GREAT FALLS, Mont. - Going for a swim in your local pond or river may sound refreshing during this hot summer season. However,  with 14 sightings of harmful algal blooms so far this year, environmental experts are asking you to look twice before diving in. While there aren’t any reported sightings in or near the Electric City Wednesday, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks (FWP) tells Montana Right Now a combination of hot sunlight and slow moving water makes warm sites like Wadsworth Park�...