Montana’s Exempt Well Loophole: A Constitutional Crisis for Our Water

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Montana’s Exempt Well Loophole: A Constitutional Crisis for Our Water

by Laura Collins Across Montana, the quiet spread of exempt wells is creating a big problem for our rivers, streams, and drinking water....

December 15, 2025

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EPA Approves Repeal of Nutrient Standard…Without a Replacement Plan

by Laura Collins After years of trying — and failing — to replace Montana’s science-based numeric nutrient standards with subjective...

December 15, 2025

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Press Release: Municipalities, farmers, ranchers, landowners, and conservation groups unite to protect Montana water rights in challenge to exempt well loophole

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Nov. 12, 2025   CONTACTS Barbara Chillcott, Western Environmental Law Center, 406-430-3023,...

November 12, 2025

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Press Release: Conservation Groups File Appeal to Overturn Flawed Rosebud Coal Mine Water Pollution Permit

Groups claim DEQ is treating the surrounding region as a sacrifice zone   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Nov. 6, 2025 CONTACTS Perry Wheeler,...

November 6, 2025

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Lincoln County Commissioners Petition for More Pollution in Montana’s Water

by Derf Johnson Open-pit coal mines in the Elk Valley of British Columbia are poisoning Montana’s Lake Koocanusa and Kootenay River with...

September 10, 2025

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Exempt Wells Place a Heavy Load on Lakes and Rivers

by Laura Collins We’ve barely begun “algae season,” and southwest Montana is already experiencing earlier and more widespread algae...

September 10, 2025

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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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