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An administrative mineral withdrawal would temporarily remove federally owned public land around the Smith from new mining claims.

An administrative mineral withdrawal would temporarily remove federally owned public land around the Smith from new mining claims.

Center for Biological Diversity: Decision Will Keep Nearly 6 Billion Tons of Highly Polluting Coal in Ground

Suit seeks to force DOJ to turn over records, privilege log

A Montana environmental policy group sued the state Department of Justice earlier this month, alleging the department is violating the organization’s right to know under the constitution by withholding communications between the department and a Canadian coal mining company whose pollution is flowing downstream to Montana.

The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes are hosting an Earth Day celebration April 19 at the Arlee and Charlo Theatre on the campus of Salish Kootenai College in Pablo.

A bill that would have allowed coal mines to violate water quality standards if excess pollution was only for a limited amount of time won’t become law in Montana, according to plaintiffs who challenged it and another related bill. House Bill 576, sponsored by Rep. Rhonda Knudsen, R-Culbertson, would have allowed the Department of Environmental […] The post Montana groups: Coal mining bill that would have weakened water quality won’t become law appeared first on Daily Montan...

A bill that would have allowed coal mines to violate water quality standards if excess pollution was only for a limited amount of time won’t become law in Montana, according

A bill that would have allowed coal mines to violate water quality standards if excess pollution was only for a limited amount of time won’t become law in Montana, according to plaintiffs who challenged it and another related bill.

A bill that would have allowed coal mines to violate water quality standards if excess pollution was only for a limited amount of time won’t become law in Montana, according