From the Saturday, September 23, 2006 online edition of the Helena Independent Record . . .
Three groups in northwestern Montana are pressing for government action to gather water data for a river they fear will be jeopardized if new coal mining takes place in British Columbia.
The groups have written Gov. Brian Schweitzer and the Montana congressional delegation to request ‘‘immediate and direct assistance’’ in establishing baseline data for the North Fork of the Flathead River.
‘‘The risk of (mining) contamination of the North Fork River, Glacier National Park and Flathead Lake is significant,’’ says a letter from the North Fork Landowners Association, the North Fork Preservation Association and the North Fork Compact. The river serves as Glacier’s western boundary and supports rare fish.
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