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The Montana Tunnels mine near Jefferson City filed a petition Monday seeking Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, which raised questions about who will end up paying for reclamation.
A Montana judge has ruled that the Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) unlawfully approved the construction of the Black Butte Copper Mine near White Sulphur Springs.
The following is a press release from the Montana Environmental Information Center:
Enviro, tribal groups upset with Gianforte over Hecla mining decision Bureau of Land Management historical photo The Pegasus Mine at Zortman and last updated 2021-07-15 23:12:29-04 MISSOULA â Environmental and conservation groups, and some tribal leaders, are saying they're "deeply disappointed" with the Gianforte administration for deciding not to use a recent ruling to press "bad actors" to clean up mine waste. A Gianforte spokesperson said the governor is simply empowering state agencies to act as they see fit. The question first came up in 2018, when the Bullock administration, thr...
Enviro, tribal groups upset with Gianforte over Hecla mining decision Bureau of Land Management historical photo The Pegasus Mine at Zortman By: Dennis Bragg and last updated 2021-07-16 10:58:08-04 MISSOULA â Environmental and conservation groups, and some tribal leaders, are saying they're "deeply disappointed" with the Gianforte administration for deciding not to use a recent ruling to press "bad actors" to clean up mine waste. A Gianforte spokesperson said the governor is simply empowering state agencies to act as they see fit. The question first came up in 2018, whe...