Briefs from the Region—Aug. 23, 2023 On Aug. 21, the Environmental Protection Agency removed the Anaconda Smelter from the state’s roster of Superfund sites. The site...
EPA: Investigation into circumstances leading to bridge collapse is ongoing. By Amanda Eggert MONTANA FREE PRESS Nearly two weeks after a bridge collapse and train derailment...
By Mario Carr EBS CONTRIBUTOR A 40-mile stretch of Gallatin River has been formally declared impaired this month after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency approved the...
Previous reporting showed how regulators and the mine teamed up to rebut independent researchers By Wilson Criscione INVESTIGATEWEST Following revelations about the Environmental Protection Agency’s cozy...
By Wilson Criscione INVESTIGATEWEST As she drove into Butte, Montana, six years ago to visit her son, environmental epidemiologist Suzanne McDermott couldn’t ignore the gouged-out mountain...
By Julia Barton DIGITAL PRODUCER WEST YELLOWSTONE – A tanker truck hauling gasoline rolled on U.S. Highway 191 south of Big Sky within the Yellowstone National...
The federal agency deems a shift to narrative water quality standards insufficient to protect Montana waterways. By Amanda Eggert MONTANA FREE PRESS The Environmental Protection Agency...
U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded $1,041,000 to the Montana Department of Environmental Quality to help protect human health and the...
U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded $1,041,000 to the Montana Department of Environmental Quality to help protect human health and the...
Celebrate groundwater awareness week with an annual well test By Stephanie Lynn EBS CONTRIBUTOR Groundwater is the most extracted natural resource according to the National Groundwater Association,...