‘We’ve reached a historic compromise on a century-old dispute that protects the water rights of all Montanans,’ Daines said Thursday.
MT Lowdown Podcast
Episode 48 — Secretary of State candidate Forrest Mandeville
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The Republican representative from Columbus has served three terms in the Montana House, and as chair of the State Administration Committee the past two terms.
grizzly bears
Grizzly Bear Advisory Council struggles with ‘herculean’ challenge in Missoula
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Bullock created the council with an executive order last July to secure citizen input on a statewide direction for grizzly management.
CSKT Water Compact
Trump administration signals support for CSKT water compact
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Montana DNRC director calls Interior chief’s support for compact “historic.”
Public Service Commission
Presenting at Red Pill Expo, Montana utility commissioner urges attendees to take their ideas mainstream
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Montana utility commissioner Randy Pinocci took the stage at a right-wing conference in Mesquite, Nevada, Nov. 9, capping a two-day event where speakers railed against sustainable development, touted alarmist theories about childhood vaccinations, and argued that Americans need to “take our country back.”
Rosebud coal mine
Environmental groups file federal lawsuit against Rosebud Coal Mine expansion
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The Western Environmental Law Center filing argues that the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement violated the National Environmental Policy Act in approving the expansion earlier this year.
Spring Creek Mine
Navajo Nation withdraws bond backing for Spring Creek Mine
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The Navajo Nation announced Tuesday that it will not provide financial bond backing for a tribal-owned company’s recent purchase of Montana’s Spring Creek coal mine and two other mines in Wyoming.
MT Lowdown Podcast
Episode 44 — U.S. House candidate Matt Rains
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Rains says he’s running to help ensure that farming and ranching remain viable for future generations of Montanans: “We have to find a way to make sure that ranchers and farmers can prosper on the ranch, otherwise rural Montana’s going to just vanish.”
Spring Creek Mine
Spring Creek Mine re-opens, challenges remain
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A “short-term agreement” allows 283 mine employees to return to work while DEQ and NTEC negotiate a final permit.