Down to Earth – September 2014

Click on the link below to download the September 2014 issue of Down to Earth. In this issue:...

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Environmental Groups Fight Proposed Mining Project

Wildlife destruction, that’s what some environmental groups are campaigning to avoid. “save our smith” is the slogan...

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Judge halts change to grizzly habitat designation

A federal judge has blocked a plan to carve new roads into a 36,700-acre block of secure grizzly bear habitat within the Stillwater State...

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Tintina makes its case

Meagher County could increase its budget by more than $20 million per year if Tintina Resources builds a copper mine a mile from a...

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Contact the OSM: Stop Poisonous Orange Clouds

Coal mining companies in Montana frequently use explosives to blast the earth and the coal seam in order to mine the coal. Frequently this...

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Black Butte Mine aquifer tests move ahead

The Montana Department of Environmental Quality has given Tintina Resources the go-ahead to dig four new deep wells to test the aquifer...

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Number of crude oil trains through county increases

Between 12 and 16 trains traveled through Lincoln County, each carrying more than 100 cars of Bakken crude oil, during a one-week span in...

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Guest opinion: Climate change is scientific reality

As scientists who have lived and worked in Montana, we understand the scientific principles demonstrating that human activity is rapidly...

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Hundreds comment on Black Butte mine proposal

For a relatively small project, a mining company’s proposal to dig a few test wells generated a significant number of public...

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All Things Are Connected: Montana’s Terrible Air Quality, Canadian Fires, and Climate Change

By Anne Hedges Looking out my window I am troubled that Helena’s normally lovely blue skies resemble pea soup and the light filtering...

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