By Reader Staff
A group of Northwest tribes and conservation organizations joined forces Nov. 10 to sue the state of Montana in district court, demanding that its Department of Environmental …
By Reader Staff
The legal battle over a water use permit for a proposed Montana silver and copper mine saw an about-face on Feb. 17, as the Montana Supreme Court …
By Reader Staff
The proposed Montanore mine near Rock Creek, which feeds into the Pend Oreille watershed from western Montana, hit a major roadblock Nov. 19 when the Montana Supreme …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Conservation groups embroiled in a longtime struggle to block Coeur d’Alene-based Hecla Mining from developing copper and silver extraction projects in the Cabinet Mountains cheered …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Waiting under the Cabinet Mountains is a potentially massive reserve of silver and copper.
It’s an enticing bounty that mining companies have eyed for decades. …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Hecla Mining Company suffered another setback this week in its efforts to set up new mines in western Montana.
The Associated Press reports District Judge …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Conservation groups are requesting to intervene in a lawsuit filed by Hecla Mining Company against Montana Department of Environmental Quality.
The request for intervention follows …
By Cameron Rasmussson
Reader Staff
Hecla Mining Company is punching back after Montana Department of Environmental Quality hit it with bad actor violations last week.
The Spokesman-Review reports that the …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Proposed mines in the Cabinet Mountains are under fire after Montana Department of Environmental Quality hit Hecla Mining Company and its CEO, Phillips S. Baker …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
A coalition of conservation groups filed a lawsuit on Tuesday asking a state district judge to overturn a water pollution discharge permit for the Montanore …
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