Conservation groups launch Smith River social media campaign

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Conservation groups launch Smith River social media campaign

Two Montana conservation groups this week launched a social media campaign to protect the Smith River, which they say is threatened by a...

June 18, 2015

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Proposed mining activities prompt campaign highlighting Smith River

Proposed mining activities at the headwaters of Montana’s Smith River have prompted the release of a video and social media campaign...

June 18, 2015

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Court Strikes Down Coal Pollution Rule, Environmentalists And Coal Industry Cheer

A federal appeals court on Tuesday struck down a rule meant to reduce haze from coal burned in Montana. Environmentalists were critical...

June 10, 2015

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Montana reactions mixed on EPA fracking report

HELENA –A draft report by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on the effect of fracking on drinking water is drawing opposite...

June 9, 2015

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Montana rails form crucial link in world energy chain, leaders say

Energy doesn’t help anybody if it can’t get where it’s wanted, and Montana forms a crucial link in the energy transportation chain,...

April 30, 2015

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Groups honor former legislator Carol Williams as Conservation Champion

Maybe she doesn’t owe it all to Butte, but Carol Williams’ hometown was integral in forging the conservation ethic she’s known...

March 31, 2015

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Bill prohibiting perpetual mine pollution voted down

HELENA – A bill to prohibit the state from permitting mines that require perpetual remediation was voted down on party lines and tabled...

March 30, 2015

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Mining bill sees support from industry and conservation groups

Mining advocates and conservation groups that often oppose each other on mining-related legislation found some common ground Monday with a...

March 23, 2015

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Property rights bill would hobble state agencies

More than two dozen Republican legislators are cosponsoring a bill intended to strengthen private property rights by prohibiting state...

March 13, 2015

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Oil and gas tax holiday under fire in Senate committee

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — State senators are contemplating repealing Montana’s oil and gas tax holiday under a recurring Democratic...

March 12, 2015

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