It’s well known that Republicans are “friendly” to corporations. But, as Montana’s top elected officials, Gov. Greg Gianforte and Attorney General Austin Knudsen, increasingly side with the polluters. Montana’s citizens are angered and more than justified to ask: Whose side are you on, the polluters or the people? The latest example of our Republican officials […] The post Gianforte and Knudsen: Whose side are you on, the people or the polluters? appeared first on Daily Montanan.
Montana’s Environmental Quality Council voted unanimously Wednesday to send letters to Congress and the Environmental Protection Agency recommending support for rare-earth mining in the Berkeley Pit and for a pause in a final decision on the proposed cleanup plan for the Columbia Falls Aluminum Company Superfund site.
In its prime, the Columbia Falls Aluminum Company was a huge job supplier for the area. Now it's getting a second chance to bring homes and jobs to the Flathead Valley.
Montana’s Environmental Quality Council voted unanimously Wednesday to send letters to Congress and the Environmental Protection Agency recommending support for rare-earth mining in the Berkeley Pit and for a pause in a final decision on the proposed cleanup plan for the Columbia Falls Aluminum Company Superfund site. The letters come at a key time for […] The post EQC to send letters urging pause in Columbia Falls Superfund site cleanup decision appeared first on Daily Montanan.