David Brooks

The Sheep Creek Mine in Ravalli County is on the federal list of fast-tracked projects. That could mean faster permitting, along with scaled-down public input and environmental review. As one company looks for rare earth minerals, local residents, county commissioners and federal representatives remain opposed to the project, citing concerns over impacts to the watershed.

Montana Attorney General Tim Fox cheered the Trump administration's rollback Thursday of an Obama-era clean water regulation.The 2015 Waters of the United…

Around 60 people sat on the bleachers of the White Sulphur Springs high school gym Tuesday night, 15 miles south of where a proposed underground mine…

A new federal rule that would roll back Clean Water Act protections across the country opened for public comment last week. If finalized, the rule would…

David Brooks has worn several journalistic hats over his career: reporter, editor, political and cultural commentator, and in recent years, best-selling…

Backers of a Montana citizen's initiative that would add new mining regulations say a foreign-owned company is illegally bankrolling an industry campaign…

The official Montana voter information pamphlet many voters have received contains formatting errors. An addendum correcting them has now been mailed out…

The latest fundraising reports say opponents of a ballot initiative aimed at protecting Montana waterways from mine pollution have raised about 25 percent…

New York Times columnist, author and public broadcasting commentator David Brooks is in Missoula to kick off the University of Montana's President's…

State lawmakers will formally vote on a proposal for the Legislature to come back to Helena for a July 16 special session.Secretary of State Corey…