The U.S. Forest Service has settled with two Montana conservation groups over a proposed 140,000 acre project northeast of Helena; A public meeting to discuss the Upper Tenmile cleanup project is scheduled for April 18 at 6 p.m. at the Rimini Fire Station near Helena.

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is proposing that nearly 33,000 acres of private timberland in the Flathead be placed under a conservation easement.

The Montana Department of Justice is blocking access to what it calls privileged documents showing its communication with a Canadian mining company. An environmental group is now suing to access the information.

Regulators plan public meetings on Columbia Falls Aluminum cleanup. Governor extends the window for veterans and low-income homeowners to apply for tax assistance. Land trust announces preservation of 122 acres east of the National Bison Range.

Montanans that lease state land for agriculture asked the state Land Board Monday to weigh-in on an ongoing dispute over water rights.

A private nuclear power plant could come to Butte. The company behind the plan said it has backing from local government.

Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks awarded more than $2 million dollars in grants for a program that builds trails and maintains recreation areas across the state.

Montana legislators are urging Congress to help fund a program to extract rare earth minerals from the contaminated waters of Butte’s Berkeley Pit. The Environmental Quality Council is penning a letter asking the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to hold off on approving a clean-up plan for a superfund site in Columbia Falls.

A working group tasked with reviewing and updating Montana’s Environmental Policy Act is beginning to draft recommendations.

The EPA has issued nationwide standards that create enforceable limits on per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in drinking water. States will have five years to carry out water testing and PFAS mitigation efforts under the new federal rules.