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water and the environment

City manager: ‘Too early to tell’ whether more wells are in trouble

A member of the public recently appeared before the Belgrade City Council to ask city officials whether more water wells in the area could be imperiled. Her question, posed at the June 1 city council meeting, was in response to the news that two city wells failed. Well #8 at

Montana tap water study ranks state near bottom for cleanliness

MONTANA — A new analysis of federal data placed Montana near the bottom of the country for tap water cleanliness. ProGuard said they used the most recent Environmental Protection Agency data to compare states by reported water quality violations. The ranking was based on the number of violations for every 100,

'Bragging rights': Belgrade raises toast to best tasting tap water in Montana

The City of Belgrade is taking a victory lap for its utility services after being crowned the “Best Tasting Tap Water” in Montana. The city’s water out-sipped competition in a blind taste test during last week’s annual joint conference of Montana’s leading water associations in Butte,

ASMSU calls on administration to address communication issues in graduate student housing

ASMSU calls on administration to address communication issues in graduate student housing

Graduate student Mary Farina learned that her university apartment building, Nelson Story Tower, had asbestos-containing materials (ACM) when a neighbor was asked to vacate her unit for potential disturbance to asbestos during repairs. Farina was worried by MSU’s lack of communication with residents regarding ACM, citing factors such

Much-needed rains revive Iraq's fabled Mesopotamian Marshes

Much-needed rains revive Iraq's fabled Mesopotamian Marshes

A fishing boat glides quietly across the waters of Iraq's southern marshes, sending gentle ripples shimmering over the once-parched wetlands, now revived by long-awaited rains. Running through almost the entire Huwaizah Marshes, the returning water is dotted with patches of greenery, with buffaloes soaking in it

Montana FWP floats proposal to close East Gallatin to fishing from boats

It’s been decades since anglers have been able to fish one of the region’s most popular rivers, the Gallatin, from a boat. That’s due to a 45-year-old regulation designed to prevent user-group conflicts and preserve the wade-fishing experience that recreationists from Gallatin Valley

'This year is worse': Why a Montana city is running out of water

'This year is worse': Why a Montana city is running out of water

FAIRFIELD — Chuck Dale, Fairfield’s water supervisor, wasn’t satisfied with the rain that blew across north-central Montana on Wednesday. It wasn’t nearly enough to refill the depleted wells in the 800-person town about 35 miles west of Great Falls. “Take a 30-foot cylinder, fill it