Montana Department of Environmental Quality

In May, the Montana Department of Environmental Quality issued a Phase One bonding amount of $4.65 million for the Black Butte Copper Mine, located near the iconic Smith River.

Smoke is affecting the entire state today, prompting Air Quality Alerts in every county. Large amounts of smoke has pushed in, following the cold front from the north, coupled with the wildfire smoke from western Montana and northwestern US.

While the floods of 2018 have hit and retreated from their highest levels in a hundred years, another danger buried for over half a century near the former Smurfit mill site sits waiting.

At about 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, Montana Rail Link reported that a pipeline component malfunctioned at the Missoula rail yard, spilling approximately 7,000 gallons on diesel on the ground.

MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — The Montana Department of Environmental Quality is cracking down on stormwater discharges in Missoula beginning next year, saying improper stormwater discharge monitoring is ineffective and pollution monitoring and record keeping is lax.

The Montana Department of Environmental Quality is asking a bankruptcy court to set aside $6 million from the owner of a Fergus County gold mine to ensure treatment of polluted water.

A legal battle over the Montanore Mine expansion near Libby has gone on for 11 years, and will continue after a Montana Department of Environmental Quality decision on Friday. Department of Environmental Quality Director Tom Livers did not grant a water pollution permit to the mine expansion, asking for more public comments...

Just when western Montana thought it was in the clear (literally), wildfire smoke returned to the area.

Missoula may be trying to condemn Mountain Water Company, but testimony in court today was mostly about how well the city runs the things it is already responsible for.

The Missoula County Board of Commissioners has released a letter to the State Department of Environmental Quality and the EPA regarding a proposed Superfund designation for the Frenchtown Technology and Industrial Center.