by Mike Garrity | Jan 9, 2009 | Associated Press, AWR, fish, logging, mining
by The Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) – The U.S. Justice Department may soften its stance in a lawsuit by Montana environmental activists who sought certain habitat protections for bull trout. The threatened species needs clean and cold water, a need that...
by Mike Garrity | Mar 31, 2005 | AWR, bears, fish, hunting, Kootenai National Forest, mining
by Michael Jamison, the Missoulian KALISPELL – A controversial plan to mine beneath the Cabinet Mountains Wilderness was pulled off the table Wednesday, with a court ruling that federal wildlife officials put grizzly bears and bull trout at risk when they...
by Mike Garrity | Mar 31, 2005 | AWR, bears, Cabinet Mountains, fish, mining
by Susan Gallagher – Associated Press Writer – 03/31/05 HELENA—A proposed copper and silver mine challenged by environmental groups — and by jeweler Tiffany & Co. — has been sidelined by a judge who found federal officials gave approval without...