A group litigating variances to Montanaâs water quality standards petitioned the Environmental Protection Agency Monday claiming a new state law runs counter to the agencyâs authority to approve or disprove changes under the Clean Water Act and is a risk to the stateâs waterways.
Upper Missouri Waterkeeper filed the petition following the signing of Senate Bill 358 into law by Gov. Greg Gianforte. The new law repeals numeric standards for ânutrients,â namely nitrogen and phosphorus, that are discharged into the stateâs waterways from water treatment plants and industries.
SB 358 was carried by Sen. John Esp, R-Big Timber, and supported by mining and oil and gas interests as well as municipal government associations. The legislation was necessary they said due to largely unattainable numeric water quality standards set in motion by decade-old legislation.
NMiF talks with CD1 Libertarian congressional candidate Chris Manning May 12, 2021
This week on New Mexico in Focus, Libertarian congressional candidate Chris Manning speaks with producer Matt Grubs. The Libertarian Party selected the military veteran as their candidate in the June 1 special election to replace Deb Haaland.
The Line opinion panel looks at the implications of the New Mexico Republican Party’s decision to hold its spring convention in Texas. Party leaders say limitations on gatherings in New Mexico forced them to cross the border. The group also talks about the return of the job search requirement for those receiving unemployment support, as well as the potential for an avalanche of evictions as a federal moratorium has been successfully challenged in court.
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Join The Connecticut River Museum Tuesday evenings this spring for CRM Talks, a Virtual Speaker Series. Presentations run from 6 - 7 p.m. via Zoom and focus on the history and environment of the Connecticut River and its Valley. (Karena Garrity)
ESSEX, CT The Connecticut River Museum (CMR) put out a press release, How Did We Clean Up Our Rivers?
Join The Connecticut River Museum Tuesday evenings this spring for CRM Talks, a Virtual Speaker Series. Presentations run from 6 - 7 p.m. via Zoom and focus on the history and environment of the Connecticut River and its Valley. The cost to attend is $5.00 for CRM members and $10.00 for guests.
Public comments are needed for a newly released impaired waters list draft released by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources.
DNR Water Quality Monitoring and Assessment Supervisor Roger Bruner says this list is compiled every even year, and the latest draft is assessing data on the state’s surface waters from 2014-2018. The report identifies surface waters that don’t fully meet all applicable state water quality standards for their intended use, and the latest report shows 99 impairments that are recommended to be removed from the list, once approved by the Environmental Protection Agency. Bruner shares some local data, “So in Washington [County] you know Lake Darling is impaired and has been for a while because of siltation issues. Part of this process is once we get all the data, we summarize it, and we compare it to the proper water quality standards, if it’s impaired this list, the impaired waters list, once approved by the EPA is handed over to another group here w