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Environmental groups sue Trump administration over scrapped climate rule

Environmental groups sue Trump administration over scrapped climate rule

A coalition of environmental and health groups filed suit Wednesday against the Trump administration's repeal of a key scientific finding that underpinned federal climate regulations. The action taken in a Washington appeals court argues that Republican President Donald Trump's move -- which eliminated greenhouse gas standards on

Sister Mary Jo McDonald: 'The Fighting Nun' reflects on a life battling for Butte's underdogs

'What are they going to do to a nun?'

After years of delay, EPA promises Butte community that a new lead action level is coming

EPA’s regional administrator spoke Tuesday night at Montana Technological University and said something locals have verbalized for years. “We all know that the 1,200 number, that’s not acceptable, that it needs to come down, and that’s going to by a pretty significant extent,” said Cyrus Western,

EPA's directive for lead in soils described in Butte as 'troubling' and 'hogwash'

The EPA announced Monday a new national directive for addressing lead contamination in residential soils — long a hot topic in Butte-Silver Bow County because of Superfund cleanup of pollution from historic mining and smelting. J.P. Gallagher, chief executive officer of Butte-Silver Bow, described being deeply troubled by

DEQ and river advocacy group spar over water quality standards for nutrients

Nutrients made news again this summer when extensive algal blooms appeared in the Big Hole and other regional rivers. The algae posed risks to fish and other aquatic life. A longstanding debate about nutrients pollution acquired new urgency in rivers found to have declining populations of trout. That debate continues,

Gallagher calls EPA's appeal ruling on $20M Butte center 'deeply disappointing'

A federal agency is standing by its decision to cancel a $20 million grant awarded to Butte-Silver Bow to build a community recreation and wellness center. The Environmental Protection Agency announced in January that the proposed facility, also dubbed a “resiliency hub,” would receive the money from the agency’

Bozeman officials pass codes improving protections for local wetlands

Bozeman officials pass codes improving protections for local wetlands

In an effort to strengthen protection for local wetlands, the Bozeman City Commission passed a set of development codes last week increasing the minimum buffer between wetlands and developments from 10 feet to 25. The legislation was passed Sept. 9 in response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2023