John Hooks
Butte-area reporterJohn Hooks is MTPR's reporter in the Butte Area.
john.hooks@mso.umt.edu
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The proposed deal will finish remediation that has been ongoing since the 1990s, replacing contaminated yards in Anaconda and Opportunity, and closing off remaining slag piles. -
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks said they are “seeking input on the existing elk population objectives and local elk management challenges that should be considered” in the revised management plan.
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Montana could lose as much as 35 percent of its cold-water trout habitat by 2080, a new study says.
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Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks has approved the purchase of two new parcels of land in the State, along the Beaverhead River and the Big Snowy Mountains.
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A Canadian mining company began electromagnetic surveys of a property north of Butte last month, which could potentially lead to the first new copper mine in the region in almost 20 years.
