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Montana groups: Coal mining bill that would have weakened water quality won’t become law

MEIC| April 1, 2024| News

By Keila Szpaller, Daily Montanan

A bill that would have allowed coal mines to violate water quality standards if excess pollution was only for a limited amount of time won’t become law in Montana, according to plaintiffs who challenged it and another related bill.

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