Governor Bullock to Montana’s Congressional Delegation: Fight to Preserve Funding for Abandoned Mine Lands Governor Bullock to Montana’s Congressional Delegation: Fight to Preserve Funding for Abandoned Mine Lands Anonym / Tuesday, July 28, 2015 0 14760 Governor Steve Bullock last week sent a letter to Montana’s Congressional Delegation expressing his concern about the proposal to end Abandoned Mine Lands (AML) in lieu payments to certain states and tribes, including Montana and the Crow Tribe. Read more
DEQ Issues Advisory on Blue-Green Algae Blooms Ponds, lakes, and reservoirs most often affected Driscoll, Paul / Tuesday, July 21, 2015 0 7359 The Montana Department of Environmental Quality advises people to avoid swimming in ponds, lakes, or reservoirs that seem stagnated and harbor large quantities of algae. Read more
DEQ and Flathead County School District Agree to Resolve Underground Storage Tank Act Violations Driscoll, Paul / Tuesday, July 21, 2015 0 5995 The Montana Department of Environmental Quality announced that Flathead County School District 1 has agreed to resolve violations of the Montana Underground Storage Tank Act that occurred at the West Valley School in Kalispell. Read more
DEQ Accepting Public Comment on the Proposed Redesignation of the Yellowstone County SO2 Nonattainment Area The Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is inviting public comment on a proposed Request for Redesignation of the Yellowstone County SO2 nonattainment area and a proposed Yellowstone County attainment area Maintenance Plan. Driscoll, Paul / Thursday, July 16, 2015 0 6066 The Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is inviting public comment on a proposed Request for Redesignation of the Yellowstone County SO2 nonattainment area and a proposed Yellowstone County attainment area Maintenance Plan. The proposal will be submitted to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as a revision to the Montana State Implementation Plan (SIP). Read more
DEQ Offers Daily Smoke Information During Wildfire Season Website offers several resources to minimize or avoid effects of smoke pollution Driscoll, Paul / Thursday, July 16, 2015 0 5668 The Montana Department of Environmental Quality’s Today’s Air website has several resources available that people can use to minimize or avoid the harmful effects of smoke pollution during wildfire season. Read more
DEQ seeks grant applicants to replace diesel... Driscoll, Paul / Thursday, January 31, 2019 0 496 Grants will be the first from Montana’s share of the national Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation Settlement Read more