Lazy J South loses DEQ permit

By Jack Reaney, Explore Big Sky A district court judge this month ordered the Montana Department of Environmental Quality to reassess a...

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Judge orders DEQ to reexamine discharge permit for Big Sky subdivision

By Alex Miller, Bozeman Daily Chronicle A district court has ruled in favor of environmental groups that aimed to have a water discharge...

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Press Release: Gallatin County District Court Rules in Favor of Environmental Groups

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, November 16, 2022   Gallatin County District Court Rules in Favor of Environmental Groups...

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Legal action seeks to clarify local authority for NorthWestern’s gas plant near Laurel

By Jaci Webb, The Laurel Outlook A group of Laurel citizens and environmental groups have asked a district court to clarify the municipal...

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Montana Resources considers more air quality monitoring of ‘fugitive dust’

By Duncan Adams, Montana Standard The words “Greeley” and “grit” share two consonants and many residents of Butte’s Greeley...

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Ann Schwend: Sound land use planning laws will build sustainable communities

By Ann Schwend, Montana Standard Montana’s explosive popularity is stretching capacity and resources to the breaking point. Many...

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Derf Johnson: 50 years of the Clean Water Act: More must be done for Montana’s rivers, streams, and lakes

By Derf Johnson, Montana Standard The Clean Water Act turns 50 on Oct. 18. Over the past five decades, it has proven itself as one of the...

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Laurel, Yellowstone County sued over gas-fired power plant

By Tom Lutey, Billings Gazette Laurel residents and environmentalists are suing the city, Yellowstone County and NorthWestern Energy for...

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Opinion: Trudeau’s indifference to mining catastrophe is hypocritical and dangerous

By Jennifer Ekstrom, Brad Smith, Derf Johnson and David Brooks, Calgary Herald We are American conservationists, and we are campaigning to...

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Feds, state bungled mine permit, Judge rules

By Tom Lutey, Helena Independent Record State and federal mine regulators must redo the research that led to the approval of a...

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