Harlowton brownfield cleanup fuels rural redevelopment
A coalition of local, state and nonprofit groups is cleaning up an 180 acre railyard in Harlowton once run by Milwaukee Railroad. The project aims to convert the brownfield into a recreation area with trails and fishing access on the Musselshell River, potentially drawing tourism and growth to the 950 resident town. Funding, including EPA and state grants totaling about $4 million over eight years, supports asbestos and petroleum removal as part of the Brownfields Cleanup Grant efforts under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
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Milwaukee Railroad
Harlowton
Snowy Mountain Development Corporation
SMDC
Department of Environmental Quality
Musselshell River
Jason Seyler
Brownfields
DEQ
Seyler
Environmental Protection Agency
State’s Department of Natural Resources and Conservation
Great Falls
EPA
DNRC
Joe Biden
Montana
St. Mary Canal
Rick Buhl
Mountains and Plains
Buhl
Advocates press for satellite voting offices for Fort Peck
Advocates gathered outside a Billings federal courthouse calling for satellite voting offices for Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux tribes ahead of the 2024 general election. They note decades of lawsuits over Native American access and cite 13,800 registered voters on seven reservations, including about 2,200 on Fort Peck.
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Billings
Fort Peck Assiniboine
Roosevelt and
Valley Counties
Blackfeet
James F. Battin
Montana
Western Native Voice
Fort Peck
Bret Healy
Four Directions
Valley
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Christina Macintosh
Billings Gazette
Lowton
Rural Redevelopment Group
Christina Macintosh Emacintosh
Billingsgazette
Larry Mayer
Cher Old Elk
Tom Rodgers