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The Kootenai National Forest is planning a 3,000-acre project to mitigate wildfire risk near Eureka under an emergency designation.
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has reached a settlement with a Great Falls oil refinery for its federal Clean Air Act violations. Groundwater near a lake in the Swan Valley has not been contaminated due to wastewater leaking from a nearby holding pond.
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Environmental advocates this week filed a lawsuit against a proposed logging project southwest of West Yellowstone.
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Federal agencies are considering the first nationwide plan for regulating rock climbing on public lands. The public is being asked to comment.
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The U.S. Forest Service says they will invest nearly $70 million into co-management agreements with tribes. The announcement came out of a tribal summit at the White House last week.
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The city of Missoula, the nonprofit Trout Unlimited, the U.S. Forest Service and other partner agencies are tackling a $500,000 dam decommissioning in the remote Rattlesnake Wilderness. A proposal to remove the McKinley Lake dam is awaiting approval.
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A Helena law firm has sued the state over a records request. Republican Brad Johnson has entered the U.S. Senate race. State environmental regulators are cracking down on a leaking wastewater pond near Holland Lake
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The project near Olney is within the area burned by the East Fork Fire this summer. The project would allow for logging on 250 acres to salvage fire-killed trees that would otherwise decay. It would also include a half-mile of temporary road construction.
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The owner of a historic lakeside lodge in the Swan Valley said he’s backing down from a plan to expand the resort. The move sparked celebration for a group opposed to the project.
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Montana’s wildlife and public health agencies recommend game meat be tested for Chronic Wasting Disease (CSW). Snowbowl ski area outside of Missoula said it's working to improve safety conditions. CSKT and the U.S. EPA announced Friday that they signed an agreement aiming to bolster job opportunities for Salish Kootenai College students.