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.

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.

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.

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).

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.