Upper Missouri Waterkeeper has filed a new lawsuit against the Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) to defend Montanans’ constitutional rights to meaningful public participation opportunities in government decision-making, and to demand comprehensive environmental reviews for significant public sewage infrastructure…
Waterkeeper Comment Calls Out Dept. of Environmental Quality for Ignoring Science, Law, and Gallatin River Algal Blooms On Friday, January 10, the Montana Department of Environmental Quality’s (DEQ) public comment period regarding Phase 2 of the Quarry Subdivision in Big…
Fact Sheet: Draft Environmental Assessment for the Quarry Project Residential Subdivision #1 EQ# 22-22120 & 22-2092 Big Sky, MT What is the Quarry Project? A “Planned Unit Development” of new phased residential and commercial construction Sited on 175 acres, reclaiming…
Upper Missouri Waterkeeper and Montana Environmental Information Center File Suit Against DEQ’s Issuance of Septic Pollution Permit in Big Sky FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, July 19, 2021 CONTACT: Quincey Johnson, Upper Missouri Waterkeeper (406) 624-9261 BOZEMAN, MT – Upper Missouri Waterkeeper and…
Once again Montana’s World-Famous Gallatin River is Experiencing a Miles-Long, Green Algal Bloom. This “New Normal” is not, in fact, Normal. The Gallatin River is a jewel of our state and the treasured community backyard of Big Sky and Bozeman….
At its most basic, the central issue confronting Big Sky is whether growth will protect the very foundation of this community’s success: clean water and healthy landscapes. The question is whether Big Sky will do it right, take responsibility for…
For the past 6 months Upper Missouri Waterkeeper has been an official stakeholder in the ‘Big Sky Sustainable Water Solutions Forum.’ The Forum was created as a means to gather community input on how Big Sky can best address the diverse…
Almost 50-years the creation of the resort community of Big Sky, Montana, the only thing not changing is the region’s popularity. According to recent reports the small community is about 50% built-out and, along with the small headwaters town’s explosive growth, comes…
