Darrell Ehrlick
Company scraps mining plans in Pryor Mountains, possibly saving rare plant
A gypsum mining company has withdrawn its plan for exploration in the Pryor Mountains in southern Montana. That action could help save a rare plant found only that area, experts say.
Tester urges Biden to give award to vets unrecognized in bloody Vietnam battle
The battle happened during the riots and turmoil shortly after Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., was shot, and news of the fierce battle seemed to get buried in the news and in the minds of the public.
EPA tackles Billings Superfund site that deals with toxic chemical vapors
For years, officials in Billings have known that powerful cleaning solvents may be in the ground, near the site of a dry cleaning and laundry service. But testing and an effort in Congress has gotten a significant swath of the city designated a “Superfund” site to clean chlorinated, volatile organic chemicals and petroleum hydrocarbons.
Center for Biological Diversity to sue to protect rare Montana plant
The Center for Biological Diversity has given the U.S. Department of the Interior and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service a 60-day notice of its intent to sue for failure to protect a rare plant species only found in the arid deserts of the Pryor Mountains.
Rosendale, frequent critic of refugee policy, remains silent on Ukraine situation
Rosendale’s office refused to respond or speak to the Daily Montanan about his position as President Joe Biden announced that as many as 100,000 Ukrainian refugees would be accepted by the United States.
Rosendale votes with Greene, Boerbart against preserving WWII internment camp history
The bill had widespread bipartisan support as it passed the House, but 16 members including Rep. Matt Rosendale, R-Montana, voted against the measure.
Lawsuit claims Rosendale, NRA conspired illegally
Montana’s lone Representative in the United States House is asking a federal court to dismiss a lawsuit against him while not necessarily disputing allegations that he coordinated against the law with the National Rifle Association as it provided nearly $400,000 in funding to him.
Buchanan challenges Rosendale as an independent
Gary Buchanan, a Billings financial advisor and investment expert, filed paperwork with the Secretary of State’s Office on Monday to run for Montana’s House Seat 2 as an independent, challenging sitting Rep. Matt Rosendale, a Republican.
Rosendale votes against Ukrainian resolution, says ‘put America first’
Montana Rep. Matt Rosendale was one of just three members of the U.S. House to vote against supporting Ukraine in its ongoing battle against Vladimir Putin’s Russian invasion of that country.
Employees file class-action suit against Community Medical Center in Missoula
Employees at Community Medical Center in Missoula have filed a class-action lawsuit against the for-profit healthcare corporation for not paying them properly during approximately a two-month period.