By the Chronicle Editorial Board
Conservation groups have been forced to go to court to get public records related to the Gov. Greg Gianforte administration’s decision to drop enforcement action against a mining executive whose former company has saddled Montana taxpayers with tens of millions of dollars in cleanup costs.
Since November, the Montana Environmental Information Center and Earthworks has been seeking records on an administration decision to drop legal claims against Phillips Baker Jr. and his firm, Hecla Mining Co.
