Attorneys for nonprofit Friends of the Jocko and resident Jim Coefield argued in court that the Department of Environmental Quality s environmental assessment during the permitting process of the project s possible impacts to groundwater, wildlife and human health was woefully inadequate and fell far short of the agency s requirements under the Montana Environmental Policy Act.
Gallatin County residents voiced concerns and frustration over a proposed gravel pit when the Montana Department of Environmental Quality hosted an open house a
When the 2021 Montana legislature passed House Bill 599 (HB 599) it drastically altered Montana’s Opencut Mining Act and removed the DEQ’s authority to regulate environmental concerns and protections for