Press Release: Businesses, Conservation Groups Urge Independent Oversight of Massive Coal Mine Expansion in Polluted Kootenai Watershed

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Press Release: Businesses, Conservation Groups Urge Independent Oversight of Massive Coal Mine Expansion in Polluted Kootenai Watershed

Businesses, Conservation Groups Urge Independent Oversight of Massive Coal Mine Expansion in Polluted Kootenai Watershed Groups say...

April 15, 2026

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Press Release: Court Upholds Selenium Water Quality Standard for Lake Koocanusa

Victory — Montana and Idaho waters endure harmful pollution from upstream Canadian coal mines   For Immediate Release: April 9, 2026...

April 9, 2026

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The Continued Unraveling of Montana’s Water Protections

By Derf Johnson Despite overwhelming support from the public for clean water, as soon as the session begins, water quality protections...

March 30, 2025

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Canadian Coal Mines & Water Pollution: IJC Update

By Katy Spence The International Joint Commission (IJC) has progressed in its pursuit to mitigate and reclaim the selenium pollution...

March 30, 2025

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Protect the Cabinet Mountains

The Kootenai National Forest is currently accepting public comments regarding its environmental review of proposed mining activities in the...

February 19, 2025

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Montana DEQ Does Bidding of Signal Peak Coal Mine

by Anne Hedges Once again, MEIC was forced to challenge a Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) decision that gives a free pass...

December 10, 2024

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Canadian Selenium: Glencore Buys Teck, the IJC Starts Up, and Pollution Crosses Borders

By Derf Johnson Water and pollution run downhill. This glaring observation couldn’t be more poignant when considering what’s happening...

October 15, 2024

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Exempt Wells: Montana’s White Elephant Gift?

By Ann Schwend We all need water to survive, and it is certainly much more convenient if it is piped directly into our homes rather than...

December 1, 2023

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Press Release: Conservation Groups Go to Court Alongside Montana DEQ to Protect Montana and Idaho Waters From Canadian Coal Mine Pollution

Suit claims the Montana Board of Environmental Review attempted to illegally invalidate water quality protections for selenium in Lake...

May 18, 2023

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Copper mine near White Sulphur Springs gets initial OK from DEQ

A possible copper mine at the headwaters of the famed Smith River has passed another hurdle. On Monday, the state Department of...

July 16, 2013

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