Development of a wastewater facility near Flathead Lake will continue, but so will a lawsuit that seeks to stop the release of sewage while the state does a more thorough environmental analysis.
A Flathead Lake watchdog group and the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes are suing the state of Montana for approving a new sewage treatment plant that they say could add nutrient pollution to Flathead Lake.
It was the end of the inaugural year of classes at the University of Montana. The students were about to take their first summer break from college, and one of their professors had some advice.
At the request of a Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes company, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has agreed to keep more water in Flathead Lake this year.
Pesticides pollute lakes and streams across the nation, but no one knows how much pesticides affect Montana’s rivers. With the help of a federal grant, researchers intend to find out.
Dr. Rachel Malison, an assistant professor with UM’s Flathead Lake Biological Station, will use the funding to develop and implement a comprehensive and collaborative Pesticide Stewardship Partnership Program for Montana’s Upper Columbia River Basin.