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Montana Joins Lawsuit Against Federal Clean Water Rules

By Steve Jess • Jun 29, 2015
Montana Attorney General Tim Fox
Courtesy Montana DOJ

Montana and twelve other states sued the federal government Monday to stop the Environmental Protection Agency from enacting a new rule extending the Clean Water Act to small streams and wetlands.

State Attorney General Tim Fox says the Obama administration went too far by asserting control over waterways that belong to the states.

Montana Lawmakers Critical Of New 'Waters of the U.S.' Rules

By Steve Jess • Jun 1, 2015
Montana Politics

Monday at the Montana Capitol the Legislature’s Water Policy Interim Committee raised questions about new federal clean water rules intended to give the Environmental Protection Agency a say in regulating many streams and ditches that are now the domain of state and local regulators. Montana lawmakers from both parties say they’re troubled by the new rules.

Montana Groups React To Federal Water Pollution Rule

By • May 27, 2015
From a Tweet sent by Sen. Steve Daines about the revised federal water pollution rule.

A revised federal water pollution rule issued today is earning praise from Montana conservationists and condemnation from the agriculture and building sectors.

All Of Montana’s Waters Need Protection

By Dave Chadwick • Aug 7, 2014

Montana’s rivers, streams, lakes, and wetlands are an unmatched natural resource.  Our clean, cool waters support an abundance of fish and wildlife, they provide us with clean drinking water, and they give us a place to escape the heat on these August afternoons.

A National Water Quality Program Will Only Muddy The Waters

By Julia Altemus • Jul 24, 2014

Well, it looks like the Forest Service has done it to themselves again.  By this I mean the recent Federal Register notice announcing the agency is undertaking the writing of national Best Management Practices (BMPs) for Water Quality Protection on National Forest System lands.

Environmental law expert says climate change era demands we adapt or die

By • Sep 26, 2013
Sally Mauk

One of the resources most directly impacted by climate change is water.