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A citizen's complaint has been filed against NorthWestern Energy over a dam malfunction at Hebgen Lake in December 2021.

Upper Missouri Waterkeeper and other Montana environmental groups are seeking an independent investigation into ecological impacts of a dam failure in Decmber

A replacement part has been manufactured and could be installed at Hebgen Lake Dam by this evening to restore water to the Madison River.

A federal appeals court ruled Wednesday that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) did not violate the Clean Water Act (CWA) when it approved less stringent water pollution limits in Montana for some wastewater treatment plants.

A group litigating variances to Montana’s water quality standards petitioned the Environmental Protection Agency Monday claiming a new state law runs counter to the agency’s authority to approve or disprove changes under the Clean Water Act and is a risk to the state’s waterways. Upper Missouri Waterkeeper filed the petition following the signing of Senate Bill 358 into law by Gov. Greg Gianforte. The new law repeals numeric standards for “nutrients,” namely nitrogen an...

/ A map shows the planned route of the Keystone XL crude oil pipeline across eastern Montana. Environmental groups are calling for the state of Montana to reconsider a water quality certification that allows the Keystone XL crude oil pipeline to cross more than 200 protected water bodies in the eastern part of the state. Billings based Northern Plains Resource Council and the Sierra Club filed a notice of appeal with the state Board of Environmental Review Monday. The groups challenge the Monta...

Opposition to a vacation rental development in Gallatin Gateway is growing. Local landowners have partnered with several conservation groups to form Protect the Gallatin River, a new nonprofit that organized a petition against the Riverbend Glamping Resort and urged people to voice their opposition to the Gallatin County Planning Department. The creation of Protect the Gallatin River came just before the planning department closed the public comment period on Monday for the floodplain permit. T...