The Montana Mining Association is asking the state Supreme Court to void a proposed ballot initiative that would require state officials to deny mining permits unless it proposed mines would not require perpetual environmental cleanup.
Top EPA officials were in Butte today to explain details of the proposed Superfund cleanup that was agreed to in January, and get feedback from locals.
Southwestern Montana remains a hot spot for potential flooding.
Governor Steve Bullock is approving a plan to build new trails, fishing access sites and other recreational features along the Yellowstone River to make up for damages from a 2011 Exxon Mobil Corp. pipeline spill.
After a year of battling federal regulations, a Montana hemp farmer has a contract to use federally controlled water for irrigation.
Two county commissioners from central Montana are charged with making a false police report after alleging a resident assaulted one of them.