Superfund story?
Superfund story.
An 800-acre field of toxic ponds sits directly along the Clark Fork River just west of Missoula. Community advocates told me the hasn't done enough to uncover just how contaminated it may be.
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How toxic are the grounds of a former pulp mill along the Clark Fork River? It’s a question with an answer more than a decade in the making — and one that will determine how the site’s hundreds of acres of unlined waste ponds are cleaned up. #mtnews
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January’s weather has been generally uneventful following December’s heavy snow and record-shattering cold. That’s about to change. calls it a “significant” and “complex” winter storm, and it could bring heavy snow and below-zero temps.
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How toxic are the grounds of a former pulp mill along the Clark Fork River?
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Confidence is increasing for a winter storm to impact the Northern Rockies Friday through Saturday, followed by arctic cold through early next week.
For a deeper dive into the forecast, please see our latest discussion: forecast.weather.gov/product.php?si #mtwx #idwx
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Arctic air is forecast to move into North Central and Southwest Montana early next week.
Widespread sub-zero temperatures may result in dangerous wind chills that could cause frostbite in less than 10 minutes.
Stay tuned.
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A High Wind Warning has been issued for the Rocky Mountain Front, adjacent plains and eastern portions of North-central Montana. Difficult driving due to crosswinds can be expected in the highlighted warning areas. #MTwx
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A new report from researchers at the University of Montana estimates that the popular "Yellowstone" TV series drew more than 2 million visitors to the state in 2021 and helped generate more than 10,000 jobs. #mtnews
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Rep. Scot Kerns, R-Great Falls, sponsored House Bill 279. He said dropping training to two hours instead of three would give trainers plenty of time to learn required skills like how to properly ID and deny service to very inebriated customers. #mtnews
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The challenges of being a young lawmaker.
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Flathead County commissioners argue in an open letter that area city councils should deny permits for homeless shelters because they “enable” a growing homeless population. Shelters say it’s mounting housing costs that are driving that trend.
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“2021 was a big visitor year, and that was for a lot of reasons, but this research suggests one of those reasons was a television show," says Patrick Barkey, co-author of a new report from the Bureau of Business and Economic Research. #mtnews
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A recent agreement allowing farmers to repair their own high-tech John Deere ag. equipment gets mixed reviews from Montana producers. But, even the deal’s skeptics say it represents an important milestone for the growing ‘right-to-repair’ movement. #mtnews
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Montana’s hot real estate market is making it more expensive to conserve grizzly bear habitat. Nonprofit conservation groups trying to connect isolated bear populations face the challenge of a growing human population and the rising cost of land. #mtnews
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A recent agreement allowing farmers to repair their own high-tech John Deere ag. equipment gets mixed reviews from Montana producers. But, even the deal’s skeptics say it represents an important milestone for the growing ‘right-to-repair’ movement. #mtnews
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A proposed rule laying out new staffing requirements for nursing homes is coming this spring, but Montana’s U.S. Sens and others worry it could lead to more nursing home closures. 11 have closed in the last two years. #mtnews
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Report suggests fixes to inequities in Native American incarceration rates
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Montana’s minimum wage saw its largest increase since 2007 at the start of this year — but the new $9.95 per hour minimum wage still isn’t a living wage.
Read more here: buff.ly/3ZSzD2k
Article by Andy Tallman.
Graphics by Mackenna Gleave.
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Modern ag. equipment relies as much on software as it does mechanical components. When a part fails, it’s not as simple as installing a new one. Farmers are asking manufacturers to share the info needed to fix their tractors without outside help. #mtnews
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Some House Republicans want to leverage must-pass debt limit legislation to extract spending cuts, but President Biden and congressional Democrats aren't interested in negotiating.
