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Jonathan Sharp writes, "At this point, PFAS had been used and discarded with no regard for more than 50 years."

Kelsie Alling writes, "Missoula’s new Household Chemical Disposal Facility is a big step forward in protecting both our health and the environment."

An international effort to reduce the amount of coal-mine pollution being released into Lake Koocanusa and the Kootenai River now has a plan for how the study of pollution should proceed and how much it is likely to cost.

Gianforte called the bill ‘costly government overreach;’ sponsor says governor didn’t understand it.

Jeremy Drake writes, "HB 477’s success shows that even in politically divided times, citizens and lawmakers can find common ground if they work together to find solutions."

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will seek to undo more than 30 regulations, including some aimed at lowering carbon emissions and curbing pollution.

Law establishes pilot program in U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to permit the decontamination of 15 low-risk, abandoned mines established before 1980.

Those with respiratory concerns aren’t the only ones with reasons to worry, an Intermountain Health study found, as Utahns with heart disease may be especially vulnerable to the impacts of air pollution.

The justices disregarded a warning from fossil fuel industry groups that the Biden administration’s new rule would destabilize the energy grid.

A dozen projects slated to be built in the next five years could encourage more renewable energy development and lower costs, according to a report