Missoula area local news recap for April 6-12
Here's a roundup of local stories that ran this week.
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Here's a roundup of local stories that ran this week.
Attorneys for nonprofit Friends of the Jocko and resident Jim Coefield argued in court that the Department of Environmental Quality's environmental assessment during the permitting process of the project's possible impacts to groundwater, wildlife and human health was woefully inadequate and fell far short of the agency's requirements under the Montana Environmental Policy Act.
The River Rock Event Center in Belgrade was jammed with locals Thursday evening for a presentation on a newly-proposed gravel pit on Highline Road.
Gallatin County residents voiced concerns and frustration over a proposed gravel pit when the Montana Department of Environmental Quality hosted an open house a
When the 2021 Montana legislature passed House Bill 599 (HB 599) it drastically altered Montana’s Opencut Mining Act and removed the DEQ’s authority to regulate environmental concerns and protections for