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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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U.S. environmental regulators said containing toxic waste at a former aluminum smelter in Columbia Falls remains the best plan to protect the environment and human health.
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The federal government is giving out more than $4 billion to lower greenhouse gas emissions. State officials have written a grant proposal that includes funding for energy efficiency in schools. MTPR’s Ellis Juhlin visited one high school that's already done this kind of work.
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A panel of Montana air quality experts met with federal environmental officials Thursday to discuss funding to reduce harm from wildfire smoke. The state is still waiting to receive those funds.
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State environmental regulators have submitted a climate action plan to the federal government.
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Environmental regulators said a new $40 million boost of federal dollars is enough to get a Superfund cleanup project in East Helena across the finish line.
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The federal government has over $4 billion to give states, tribes and cities, to fight climate change. Montana’s plan is available for public comment, but is incomplete.
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The federal government expands incentives for schools to electrify their bus fleets as questions regarding whether electric vehicles can hold up in Montana’s cold winters arise.
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The Environmental Protection Agency announced it will do additional cleanup of residential yards in East Helena that have been contaminated by lead.