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Regulators plan public meetings on Columbia Falls Aluminum cleanup. Governor extends the window for veterans and low-income homeowners to apply for tax assistance. Land trust announces preservation of 122 acres east of the National Bison Range.
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Montanans that lease state land for agriculture asked the state Land Board Monday to weigh-in on an ongoing dispute over water rights.
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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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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.
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State utility regulators Monday heard public testimony on a petition asking them to consider climate change impacts as part of their decision-making.
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A new report says a Canadian company that runs coal mines north of Montana hasn’t set enough money aside for cleanup. Those mines are sending pollution into Montana waters.