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Nearly 130,000 Montanans lost Medicaid coverage during recent eligibility reviews. People who are homeless are more likely to have chronic health issues and particularly vulnerable to losing coverage.
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The number of Montana high school seniors submitting an application for federal student loans is down sharply from last year, according to national data.
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Veteran and low-income homeowners have until Monday to apply for property tax assistance programs.
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A private nuclear power plant could come to Butte. The company behind the plan said it has backing from local government.
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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.
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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.
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A working group tasked with reviewing and updating Montana’s Environmental Policy Act is beginning to draft recommendations.
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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.
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Montana school counselors, teachers and students are suing the state over a law that changed sex education policies. The plaintiffs say the law has a “chilling” effect on discussion of human sexuality in schools.
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The federal government is reviewing a plan to capture 150 million tons of carbon dioxide in Wyoming and store it underground in eastern Montana. The project, aimed at mitigating greenhouse gas emissions, is raising objections from local ranchers.