Jun 29 2008
Waterton Lakes park in danger?
Southern Albertans who treasure the unspoiled qualities of Waterton Lakes National Park may believe the park
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Jun 29 2008
Southern Albertans who treasure the unspoiled qualities of Waterton Lakes National Park may believe the park
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Jun 29 2008
Possible coal mining and coal-bed methane extraction in southeastern British Columbia warrant investigation by an international board, a coalition of 11 U.S. and Canadian environmental groups said.
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Jun 12 2008
Road dust has been a Flathead County scourge for years, and residents have complained that the clouds of particulate matter were affecting their health.
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Jun 11 2008
A wildland “fire use” policy that has been mostly applied to wilderness areas is being considered for other parts of the Flathead National Forest.
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Jun 11 2008
Foresters looking to fight fire with fire have started looking beyond the boundaries of designated wilderness areas, and this summer will apply a sort of “let it burn” policy to public lands throughout northwest Montana.
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Jun 10 2008
Two University of Montana professors revealed the results of the North Fork Road Dust Study to Flathead County commissioners Monday morning.
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Jun 07 2008
Glacier National Park and its neighbor to the north are endangered by mining proposals, and those threats should be recognized by the international community. So says a coalition of environmental groups from both sides of the U.S.-Canada line, who this week petitioned the United Nations to investigate dangers posed by coal and coalbed methane production plans directly upstream of Glacier.
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Jun 05 2008
Here’s a question I bet you never thought you’d have to ask. Should a Canadian mining company with German and Japanese financial backing be allowed to pollute one of our finest trout streams so that it can ship low-quality coal to China?
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Jun 04 2008
A Canadian coal company hoping to open a massive mine north of Glacier National Park has encountered a powerful new critic - Sen. Barack Obama.
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Jun 04 2008
A long-simmering sore point in Canada-U.S. relations - a proposed open-pit coal mine in a pristine B.C. valley - is irritating Democratic Sen. Barack Obama, who wants to be the next U.S. president.
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