The proposed TAC Data Center development northeast of Great Falls, between Malmstrom Air Force Base and the Missouri River, by Ardent Tech, released its option to lease 569 acres of land as announced by the Great Falls Development Alliance Council…
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MT Department of Natural Resources & Conservation Acknowledges Water Rights Failures
DNRC Letter Explaining Waterkeeper’s Horse Creek Hills Water Rights Victory Exposes Department’s Continued Approval of Exempt Wells Contrary to the Law Recent letters issued by the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC) to subdivision landowners across the state…
Waterkeeper Condemns EPA Approval of Montana’s Water Quality Rollbacks
Gutting Water Protections by Repealing Numeric Nutrient Standards Contrary to Science and Federal Law Last week, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) sent a letter to the Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) approving the state’s repeal of scientific numeric nutrient…
Conservation Groups Challenge Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks’ Failure to Implement Instream Flow Rights
State’s Inaction Detrimental to Waterways, Aquatic Life, and Montanans Last week, Upper Missouri Waterkeeper, Alliance for the Wild Rockies, and Save the Bull Trout filed a complaint against Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks (FWP) for failing to exercise and enforce…
Halfway Report – Montana’s 2025 Legislative Session
The 2025 Legislative Session is more than halfway through and a number of troubling bills that threaten clean water, water availability, and local government control are sadly gaining traction. Here’s a summary of remaining bills that we oppose, and information…
Opinion: We need common sense land use rules
Published in the Helena Independent Record, Montana Standard, Bozeman Daily Chronicle, Daily Inter Lake, Billings Gazette, Ravalli Republic It would be an understatement to say our family was concerned when we received news of a major subdivision proposal on the…
Landmark victory for our water and communities
As you’ve likely read, in mid-February the Montana First Judicial District Court ruled in favor of Upper Missouri Waterkeeper, local citizens, and water in our complaint against Broadwater County and the Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC) for their…
DEQ Attempting to Weaken Pollution Permit Protections
Montana’s Dept. of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is proposing significant changes to its groundwater pollution discharge permitting rules, and some of the changes are for the worse. In Montana, groundwater connectivity to nearby surface waters has been well documented and is…
West Yellowstone Citizens Challenge DEQ’s Approval of Regional Wastewater Facility Without Public Process
State Violated Constitutional Right to Know and Right to Participate in Agency Decision-Making On Friday, October 13, 2023, Upper Missouri Waterkeeper and its members filed a complaint against the Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) for its approval of the…
Action: Tell DEQ It Must Consider Climate Impacts
Attend a public listening session in Helena, Missoula, or online The Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) recently announce a comment period and listening sessions on updating the Montana Environmental Policy Act (MEPA), a critical component of environmental permitting and…