WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 (TNSres) -- The Department of Energy's Office of Science Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory issued the following news on Aug. 7, 2023: If Montana Smith were to predict a few years ago where she would be today in her career, she would not have said data science. The former Earth scientist was well into a career focused on soil microbial ecology at the Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory (EMSL)- seven years to be exact-when the COVID-19 pandemic hit and sent m  more

HELENA, Montana, Aug. 11 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Aug. 10, 2023: Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $248,000 in Sewer Overflow and Stormwater Reuse Municipal Grant program funding to help Montana communities address stormwater and sewer infrastructure needs. States may now apply for grant assistance to fund projects that will help municipalities strengthen their wastewater and stormwater collection systems against   more

BILLINGS, Montana, Aug. 11 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana, Jesse Laslovich, issued the following news release on Aug. 10, 2023: A Lame Deer woman accused of selling methamphetamine on the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation admitted to a trafficking crime today, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said. Adrienne Dawn Laforge, 34, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute meth. Laforge faces a mandatory minimum five years to 40 years in prison, a $5 million fine and at  more

BILLINGS, Montana, Aug. 10 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana, Jesse Laslovich, issued the following news release on Aug. 9, 2023: A Polson man who admitted to trafficking methamphetamine and fentanyl was sentenced today to five years and six months years in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said. Thomas Joseph Duran, 42, pleaded guilty in April to possession with intent to distribute controlled substances. U.S. District Ju  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 56646) involving City of Great Falls, Montana: * * * Rep Org: City Of Great Falls Licensee: City Of Great Falls Region: 4 City: Great Falls State: MT County: Cascade License #: 25-15247-01 Agreement: N NRC Notified By: Matt Troud HQ OPS Officer: John Russell Notification Date: 07/31/2023 Notification Time: 12:01 [ET] Event Date: 07/31/2023 Event Time: 07:30 [MDT] Last Update Date  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 56646) involving City of Great Falls, Montana: * * * Rep Org: City Of Great Falls Licensee: City Of Great Falls Region: 4 City: Great Falls State: MT County: Cascade License #: 25-15247-01 Agreement: N NRC Notified By: Matt Troud HQ OPS Officer: John Russell Notification Date: 07/31/2023 Notification Time: 12:01 [ET] Event Date: 07/31/2023 Event Time: 07:30 [MDT] Last Update Date:  more