CUT BANK, Montana, May 26 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on May 25, 2023: * * * Sweetgrass Development Corporation to use Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funds to redevelop sites in Glacier and Toole County * * * The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced the Sweetgrass Development Corporation will receive a $1 million Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund Grant funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Sweetgrass Development will us  more

BILLINGS, Montana, May 27 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on May 25, 2023: * * * Big Sky Economic Development Authority to use Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding to address contamination, advance new development * * * The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced the Big Sky Economic Development Authority will receive a $1 million Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) Grant, funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, to conduct c  more

GLENDIVE, Montana, May 26 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on May 25, 2023: * * * Great Northern Development Corp. to use Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funds for to address contamination in Poplar, Glendive and communities in Roosevelt and Dawson Counties * * * The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced the Great Northern Development Corporation (GNDC) will receive a $2,250,000 Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund grant, funded by the Bi  more

JOLIET, Montana, May 26 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on May 25, 2023: * * * Brownfields grant to address contamination, advance redevelopment in communities like Columbus, Lodge Grass and Red Lodge * * * The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced the Beartooth Resource Conservation and Development Area (Beartooth RC&D), Inc., will receive a $460,000 Brownfields Assessment Grant. Beartooth RC&D will conduct environmental site a  more

GREAT FALLS, Montana, May 26 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on May 25, 2023: * * * Great Falls Development Authority to use Brownfields grant to address contamination, advance redevelopment * * * The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced the Great Falls Development Authority will receive a $500,000 Brownfields Assessment Grant to conduct environmental site assessments and develop reuse plans at more than a dozen locations across   more

KALISPELL, Montana, May 27 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on May 25, 2023: * * * Montana West Economic Development Foundation to use Brownfields grant to address contamination and develop affordable housing across Flathead Valley * * * The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced the Montana West Economic Development Foundation will receive a $500,000 Brownfields Assessment Grant to develop cleanup and reuse plans, complete environ  more

DENVER, Colorado, May 24 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) Region 8 Office is previewing an upcoming grant competition for a Region 8 focused Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Center (EJ TCTAC) to help Region 8 communities and other environmental justice stakeholders access federal technical assistance and resources to address environmental and energy justice concerns. EPA Re  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- The Health and Human Services Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. A-07-21-03250) entitled "Montana Generally Complied With Requirements for Telehealth Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic" filed under the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Here are excerpts: * * * Report in Brief Why OIG Did This Audit Medicaid telehealth refers to the services performed via a telecommunication system. A Medicaid patient at an originating site uses audio   more

BILLINGS, Montana, May 23 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana, Jesse Laslovich, issued the following news release on May 22, 2023: A Busby man today admitted to armed methamphetamine trafficking on the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation after law enforcement found the drug and three firearms in a car in which he was traveling, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said. Ivan Eaglefeathers, 20, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute meth and to possession of a firearm in   more

BILLINGS, Montana, May 26 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana, Jesse Laslovich, issued the following news release on May 25, 2023: A man who admitted to bringing pounds of methamphetamine to the Billings area community for distribution was sentenced today to eight years and six months years in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said. Alex Valladares, 25, of Fresno, California, pleaded guilty in September 2022 to possession wit  more

GREAT FALLS, Montana, May 27 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana, Jesse Laslovich, issued the following news release on May 26, 2023: A Clancy man who admitted to trafficking methamphetamine and possessing a homemade firearm was sentenced on May 25 to 15 years in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said today. Matthew Phillip Hamper, 43, pleaded guilty in October 2022 to possession with intent to distribute meth and to possessi  more

BILLINGS, Montana, May 24 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana, Jesse Laslovich, issued the following news release on May 23, 2023: The former safety manager at the Signal Peak Energy LLC underground coal mine near Roundup was sentenced today for conspiring to make false reports about a mine accident in which an employee had his fingers crushed, resulting in partial amputation, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said. Curtis Floyd, 47, of Billings, was sentenced to two years of probatio  more

GREAT FALLS, Montana, May 25 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana, Jesse Laslovich, issued the following news release on May 24, 2023: A Great Falls man who admitted to trafficking fentanyl in the community was sentenced today to 30 months in prison, to be followed by four years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said. Kevin Clarence Bell, 45, pleaded guilty in January to possession with intent to distribute fentanyl. Chief U.S. District Judge Brian M. Morris pre  more

GREAT FALLS, Montana, May 24 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana, Jesse Laslovich, issued the following news release on May 22, 2023: A Poplar woman today admitted to a methamphetamine trafficking crime after a customer died shortly after taking the drug, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said. Danyell Rose Black Dog, 22, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute meth. Black Dog faces a maximum of 20 years in prison, a $1 million fine and at least three years of supervise  more

BILLINGS, Montana, May 24 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana, Jesse Laslovich, issued the following news release on May 23, 2023: A Washington man who admitted to trafficking methamphetamine after law enforcement seized 11 pounds of the drug from him in a traffic stop in Glendive was sentenced today to 11 years in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said. Charles Antonio Gray, 47, pleaded guilty in November 2022 to possession   more

LAKEWOOD, Colorado, May 25 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Mountain Regional Field Office issued the following news release: MOUNTAIN I REGION (IDAHO, MONTANA, WYOMING) There were 24,000 workers hired directly by farms in the Mountain I Region (Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming) during the reference week of April 9-15, 2023, according to the Agricultural Labor Survey conducted by the Mountain Regional Field Office of the National Agricultural Statis  more

LAKEWOOD, Colorado, May 24 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Mountain Regional Field Office issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will end data collection for the 2022 Census of Agriculture on May 31. Arizona, Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming producers who have not yet returned their completed questionnaires have just one week left to respond.  more

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release: A Montana man and a Pennsylvania man were found guilty of all charges against them related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. Their actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress in the process of ascertaining and counting the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election. Isaac Steve Sturgeon, 34, of Dillon, Montana, and   more