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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