Department of Environmental Quality

Missoula County on Thursday officially opened its public hearing over a range of alternatives intended to rid Marshall Mountain and its facilities of contaminants identified in an environment assessment.

The letter DEQ wrote in association with the announcement spells out just how serious the sewage violations are.

A Helena judge has ordered Gov. Greg Gianforte to release state documents related to the Hecla Mining Corporation and the administration’s 2021 decision to drop a bad-actor case against Hecla’s CEO.