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The Montana Department of Environmental Quality said wastewater may be leaking from holding ponds that sit just uphill from Holland Lake in the Swan Valley.
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Montana environmental officials are making close to a million dollars in grants available for water quality projects across the state. A new pool of federal funding is available for Montana farmers to fund projects working to mitigate and address climate change.
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Montana environmental officials are moving forward with clean-up efforts at a public park in Deer Lodge.
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Montana has received federal funding to expand air quality monitoring stations, particularly in rural areas.
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A Missoula County District judge ordered the closure of the Elbow Lake gravel pit mine while a lawsuit plays out.
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Spreading misinformation can be as simple as hitting the share button when something grabs your attention on social media. It might be a post about river water making dogs sick. Or it can be related to an emergency like a wildfire – and make it harder for accurate lifesaving information to get through.
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Montana’s Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is recommending construction resumes on a project updating the wastewater treatment facility at the Montana State Hospital. The state issued a stop work order earlier this month, after learning that 3 million gallons of partially treated wastewater had leaked into Warm Springs Creek.
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Three million gallons of partially treated wastewater has leaked into Warm Springs Creek. The spill happened during upgrades to the water treatment plant at the Montana State Hospital.
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Bitterroot National Forest raised its fire danger to high this week. Montana wildlife officials restrict afternoon fishing on three rivers in southwest Montana.
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Regions across Montana are forecasted to experience declines in air quality this weekend as smoke from Canadian wildfires moves south. According to Montana’s Department of Environmental Quality, plumes will concentrate along the Rocky Mountain Front and regions east of the Continental Divide.