By Laura Lundquist, Missoula Current
A working group is wrapping up its recommendations on how the state should handle the public engagement process, but several recommendations are still hotly contested.
The Montana Environmental Policy Act working group this week had to extend its meeting by 30 minutes in order to debate the recommendations that will be published in its final report next week. In January, the Department of Environmental Quality chose the 20 members of the working group to develop recommendations on how state agencies should implement or change the Montana Environmental Policy Act.