A Few Thoughts … On bad roads, mining and wilderness
By Sandy ComptonReader Columnist Cliff Lake lies in a stone basin at the base of St. Paul Peak near the south end of the Cabinet Mountains Wilderness (CWM). St. Paul towers over the tarn,...
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Tribes, conservation groups sue Montana DEQ to enforce ‘bad actor’ law against Hecla Mining CEO
By Reader Staff A group of Northwest tribes and conservation organizations joined forces Nov. 10 to sue the state of Montana in district court, demanding that its Department of Environmental Quality enforce the “bad...
MT Supreme Court approves Rock Cr. mine water permit
By Reader Staff The legal battle over a water use permit for a proposed Montana silver and copper mine saw an about-face on Feb. 17, as the Montana Supreme Court ruled that the permit...
Mont. high court: Hecla must seek new permits for Montanore mine near Rock Creek
By Reader Staff The proposed Montanore mine near Rock Creek, which feeds into the Pend Oreille watershed from western Montana, hit a major roadblock Nov. 19 when the Montana Supreme Court ruled that Hecla...
Montana judge nixes Hecla permit for proposed mine near Noxon
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Conservation groups embroiled in a longtime struggle to block Coeur d’Alene-based Hecla Mining from developing copper and silver extraction projects in the Cabinet Mountains cheered the decision from a...
A mountain of uncertainty in the Cabinets
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Waiting under the Cabinet Mountains is a potentially massive reserve of silver and copper. It’s an enticing bounty that mining companies have eyed for decades. There’s just one problem:...
Judge tosses out Hecla Mining lawsuit
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Hecla Mining Company suffered another setback this week in its efforts to set up new mines in western Montana. The Associated Press reports District Judge Mike Menahan in Helena...
Conservation groups request intervention in Hecla lawsuit
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Conservation groups are requesting to intervene in a lawsuit filed by Hecla Mining Company against Montana Department of Environmental Quality. The request for intervention follows Hecla filing a lawsuit...
Hecla sues over bad actor violations
By Cameron Rasmussson Reader Staff Hecla Mining Company is punching back after Montana Department of Environmental Quality hit it with bad actor violations last week. The Spokesman-Review reports that the company sued the department...
Hecla hit with bad actor violation
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Proposed mines in the Cabinet Mountains are under fire after Montana Department of Environmental Quality hit Hecla Mining Company and its CEO, Phillips S. Baker Jr., with a violation...
