Federal judge weighs listing Arctic grayling under ESA
A Missoula federal judge heard Friday arguments on whether the Big Hole River Arctic grayling and other upper Missouri Basin grayling deserve Endangered Species Act protection. Plaintiffs seek a 2020 listing denial vacated and a new finding within a year, while defendants cite stable populations and ongoing habitat safeguards under a 2020 decision.
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Big Hole
Federal District Court
Missoula
Missouri River
Montana
Fish and Wildlife
Qiu
Helle
Big Hole River
Fish and Wildlife Service
Montana GOP panel questions Judge overreach in first hearing
A Republican led Senate committee on Judicial Oversight and Reform questioned Lewis and Clark County District Court Judge Mike Menahan in Helena. The panel aims to craft oversight of the judiciary amid disputes over judicial decisions and branch power, with Democrats boycotting hearings. The session touched on case assignments and recusals as Beth McLaughlin and Angie Sparks provided context.
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Seaborn Larson
Larson
Helena
Senate Select Committee On
Judicial Oversight and Reform
Senate
Judicial Branch
Lewis and Clark County
Mike Menahan
Menahan
Supreme Court
Beth McLaughlin
Lewis and Clark County District Court
Angie Sparks
Warm Springs Ponds tour links past mining to present contamination
Citizens group and agencies plan a July 18 free tour at 5 30 p m of the Warm Springs Ponds near I 90 in Anaconda Butte MT to discuss history current operations and EPA DEQ and Atlantic Richfield BP input as part of the Clinton Creek Clark Fork Superfund site.
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Warm Springs
Butte
Anaconda
Anaconda Company
Missoula
Silver Bow Creek
Clark Fork
Buttebased Citizens Technical Environmental Committee
EPA
Montana Department of Environmental Quality
Atlantic Richfield/BP
CTEC
Highway 1
I-90
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Duncan Adams du
Earthjustice
Emily Qiu
Sean Helle
GOP
Judicial Oversight Committee
Citizens Group
Warm Springs Ponds
Mill-Willow
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