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Lisa Peterson,  DEQ Public Affairs Coordinator  (406) 444-2929
Date Title
10/10/2008 DEQ to Hold Meeting on Southern Montana Electric Highwood Generation Station
10/8/2008 DEQ to Control Public Access at McLaren Tailings Abandoned Mine Site
10/7/2008 Trout Make Splash in Silver Bow Creek for Second Straight Year
10/6/2008 The DEQ to Hold Public Meeting for Trestle Cleanup in Deer Lodge
10/3/2008 Whitefish Company Resolves Opencut Mining Violations
9/30/2008 DEQ Approves Extended Hours for Montana Minerals
9/25/2008 DEQ Director Elected as Officer of National Environmental Council
9/12/2008 Classes and Testing Scheduled For Underground Storage Tank Professionals
9/8/2008 DEQ Seeks Public Comment on Big Sky Masonry Stone Operating Permit
9/4/2008 DEQ Seeks Comments on Proposed Bond Recalculation for the Golden Sunlight Mine
9/4/2008 DEQ Seeks Public Comment on Barretts Minerals Mill Site Expansion
9/4/2008 City of Helena Resolves Public Water Supply Violation
9/3/2008 DEQ Report Outlines Extent of Contamination at Berg Lumber Mill
9/2/2008 DEQ to Hold Public Meeting on Stimson Lumber Mill Cooling Pond Cleanup
8/20/2008 DEQ to Hold Public Meeting on Flathead Area Water Quality Plan
8/20/2008 DEQ to Begin Digging $5.4 Million Phase of Silver Bow Creek Superfund Project
8/15/2008 Governor Schweitzer and DEQ Announce Public Water Supply Protection Plan
8/13/2008 DEQ Notifies Public of Potential Asbestos Insulation in Bozeman, Helena and Livingston
8/5/2008 DEQ Seeks Public Comment on Bighorn Limestone Conveyor System
8/1/2008 State Tax Credits Now Even Easier for ENERGY STAR Homes
8/1/2008 Valley Sand and Gravel Submits Revised Permit Application
7/25/2008 State Employees Working Green in a Green Building
7/24/2008 DEQ Settles Strip and Underground Mining Act Violation with Decker Coal
7/24/2008 Butte Gas Station and Fuel Distributor Resolve Underground Storage Tank Violations
7/24/2008 DEQ Supports Rebuilding the Libby-Troy Transmission Line in the Existing Corridor
7/23/2008 Draft EA for RC Resources Rock Creek Evaluation Adit Project in Sanders County Available
7/22/2008 Partnership with Wal-Mart Designed To Help State Capitols Improve Energy Efficiency
7/18/2008 Summer Heat Can Bring Toxic Algae Blooms
7/15/2008 DEQ Offering Grants for Non Point Source Water Pollution Projects
7/9/2008 Responsible Purchasing Expert to Help State Government Buy Greener Products
7/2/2008 Hardin Company Resolves Public Water Supply Violation
7/2/2008 Jack Mountain Estates Resolves Water Quality Act Violation
6/19/2008 Medicine Lake Gravel Operation Resolves Opencut Mining Violations
6/13/2008 DEQ Schedules Public Meeting for Toston Smelter Reclamation Project
6/12/2008 The DEQ Seeks Public Comments on Gravel Pit Expansion Near Whitefish
6/12/2008 DEQ Seeks Public Comment on Flathead County Gravel Pit
6/12/2008 DEQ Seeks Public Comment on Bozeman Underground Storage Tank Installation
6/6/2008 The DEQ Seeks Comments on Missoula Sawmill Facility Cleanup
6/4/2008 DEQ Seeks Public Comment on Barretts Minerals Expansion
6/4/2008 DEQ Issues Helena Sand and Gravel Permit
6/3/2008 DEQ Announces Proposed Settlement with W.R. Grace for Libby Asbestos Site
6/2/2008 Whitefish Engineering Company Settles Storm Water Permit Violations
5/19/2008 Emigrant Tank Owner Settles Underground Storage Tank Violations
5/14/2008 Emerald Services Inc. Resolves Hazardous Waste Act Violations
5/13/2008 Hiland Partners, LP Resolves Clean Air Act Violations in Richland County
5/13/2008 DEQ Settles Water Quality Violations at Highway Construction Project Along Big Hole River
5/9/2008 DEQ Seeks Public Comment on Draft Environmental Assessment for Jefferson County Mine
5/8/2008 Willow Creek Sewer District Resolves Water Quality Act Violations
5/6/2008 DEQ Issues Gallatin County Gravel Pit Permits
5/1/2008 DEQ to Challenge Recent Gravel Pit Rulings
4/30/2008 "Green Lights for Office Spaces" Workshop Scheduled in Bozeman
4/22/2008 DEQ Launches Montana Climate Change Website
4/18/2008 Beware of Dangers After a Flood
4/9/2008 DEQ Seeks Public Comments on Proposed Weaver Gravel Bond Release
4/8/2008 DEQ Seeks Public Comments on Rock Picking Operation Near Livingston
4/7/2008 DEQ Seeks Public Comments on Proposed Barretts Minerals Bond Release
3/31/2008 Dixon Woman Resolves Opencut Mining Violations
3/31/2008 Columbia Falls Man Resolves Motor Vehicle Recycling Violations
3/31/2008 East Helena Church Resolves Public Water Supply Violations
3/31/2008 Sky Ranch Water Users Association Resolves Drinking Water Violations
3/31/2008 Prairie Water Company Resolves Drinking Water Violations
3/31/2008 Turner Colony Resolves DEQ Enforcement Action
3/31/2008 DEQ Gives Approval to Rebuild of Havre to Rainbow Transmission Line
3/28/2008 DEQ Seeks Public Comment on Jefferson County Mine Reclamation
3/18/2008 Agencies to Hold Hearing on Montana Tunnels Mine Environmental Impact Statement
3/14/2008 Rocky Mountain Laboratories Resolves Clean Air Act Violations
3/14/2008 DEQ Seeks Public Comments on Montana Resources Bond Modifications
3/14/2008 Helena Company Resolves Violations of Montana Clean Air Act
3/14/2008 Montana Recycling Rates Higher Than Ever
3/6/2008 Agencies to Hold Public Hearings on Draft EIS for Montana Alberta Tie Transmission Line
3/6/2008 How Well is Your Well?
3/3/2008 EPA Approves Montana Water Quality Standards
2/28/2008 DEQ Seeks Public Comment on Polson Underground Storage Tank
2/28/2008 Great Falls Transit District Resolves Tank Monitoring Violations
2/28/2008 DEQ Closes Enforcement Case Against Glasgow Feedlot
2/28/2008 DEQ Invites Public to Free Meth Cleanup Conference
2/26/2008 DEQ Hosts Free Asbestos Awareness Seminars in Bozeman
2/25/2008 Open Burning Allowed March 1, 2008
2/12/2008 DEQ Seeks Public Comment on Missoula Underground Storage Tank
2/5/2008 Helena Company Resolves Settles Wastewater Permit Fee Case
1/30/2008 DEQ Seeks Public Comments on Missoula County Gravel Pit
1/30/2008 DEQ Seeks Comments on Dillon Mine Bond Release
1/28/2008 DEQ Approves Rock Quarries in Flathead and Wheatland Counties
1/28/2008 DEQ Settles Opencut Mining Act Violations at Missoula County Sites
1/25/2008 Dillon Construction Company Resolves Opencut Mining Act Violation
1/24/2008 Holcim (Us) Inc. Resolves Violation of the Clean Air Act Of Montana
1/24/2008 JTL Group, Inc. Resolves Violations of the Clean Air Act of Montana
1/17/2008 Gallatin National Forest Resolves Drinking Water Violations
1/17/2008 Classes and Testing Scheduled for Underground Storage Tank Professionals
1/17/2008 Hot Springs Tank Owner Resolves DEQ Violations
1/14/2008 DEQ Seeking Public Comments on Draft Prospect Creek Watershed Water Quality Restoration Plan
1/9/2008 Granite County Resolves Opencut Mining Violations
1/2/2008 DEQ Offering Water Education Mini-Grants