Conservation groups Earthworks and the Montana Environmental Information Center are suing Governor Greg Gianforte’s administration to obtain records related to its decision to drop legal claims against mining executive Phillips Baker Jr. over decades of pollution from several mines including the Zortman and Landusky mines near the Fort Belknap...
U.S. Supreme Court To Hear Case On Indian Child Welfare Act
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case that challenges the Indian Child Welfare Act which establishes federal standards for the placement of Indigenous children in foster or adoptive homes. Montana tribes defending ICWA’s constitutionality include the Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes, Blackfeet Nation, Chippewa Cree Tribe, Crow Nation, Fort...
Lodge Pole Residents Ordered To Evacuate Due To Pine Grove Fire
Authorities have ordered evacuations for several remote communities in northcentral Montana as strong winds propel a large wildfire toward inhabited areas. Northern News Network’s Eric Young has the details. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/8-18_537.mp3