BUTTE, Montana, Aug. 19 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Aug. 18, 2023: * * * Proposal ensures clean-up work protects human health and the environment; public meeting set for August 30 * * * The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today released a position paper detailing the proposed use of onsite material as general fill within the Butte Priority Soils Operable Unit (BPSOU) at the Silver Bow Creek/Butte Area Superfund Site. EPA will host a   more

HELENA, Montana, Aug. 15 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following statement on Aug. 14, 2023: * * * Today, in response to the Montana First Judicial District Court's ruling in favor of sixteen Montana youth and their constitutional right to a healthful environment, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Regional Administrator KC Becker issued the following statement: "Across the nation, young people are sounding the alarm about the environment they are set to inherit. The rul  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release on Aug. 13, 2023: FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the state of Montana to supplement recovery efforts in the areas affected by flooding April 10-26, 2023. Public assistance federal funding is available to the state, tribal and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations on a cost-sharing bas  more

BILLINGS, Montana, Aug. 15 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana, Jesse Laslovich, issued the following news release on Aug. 14, 2023: A Billings man today admitted to trafficking methamphetamine after law enforcement seized approximately four pounds of the drug from a workshop, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said. Gary Michael Byrd, 52, pleaded guilty to a superseding information charging him with possession with intent to distribute controlled substances. Byrd faces a mandatory min  more

GREAT FALLS, Montana, Aug. 15 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana, Jesse Laslovich, issued the following news release on Aug. 14, 2023: A Colorado man who admitted to trafficking methamphetamine on the Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation was sentenced today to 10 years in prison, to be followed by 10 years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said. Moises Zamora, 37, of Denver, Colorado, pleaded guilty in August 2022 to possession with intent to distribute meth. Chief   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- The White House issued the following news release: Today, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. declared that a major disaster exists in the State of Montana and ordered Federal assistance to supplement state, tribal, and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by flooding from April 10 to April 26, 2023. Federal funding is available to state, tribal, and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations on a cost-sharing basis for emergency work and t  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 16 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release: Low-interest federal disaster loans are now available to certain private nonprofit organizations in Montana following President Biden's federal disaster declaration for Public Assistance as a result of flooding that occurred April 10 - 26, announced Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman of the U.S. Small Business Administration. Private nonprofits that provide essential services of a governm  more