Conservation groups are concerned about a mining exploration project proposed near the headwaters of the Boise River. The Idaho Copper Corporation is seeking approval from the U.S. Forest Service to look for copper and molybdenum, used in steel alloys, about 50 miles north of Boise. .
Experts say B.C. has yet to escape the repercussions of hot, dry weather in spring, summer and fall. River levels remain dire, almost half the province's water basins continue to suffer drought impacts, and hundreds of wildfires still burn.
The Bozeman-based group Upper Missouri Waterkeeper and its members have filed a complaint in District Court to stop the operation of a new wastewater treatment plant in Montana, just a few miles from Yellowstone National Park. The Montana Department of Environmental Quality approved the Deep Well Ranch Regional Wastewater System earlier this year. Through a large sewer line it approved last year, the facility will handle the plumbing waste from two large sites for KOA, the world s largest private campground franchise, near the park. .
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