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Op-Ed: Today's Mines Must Obey Today's Laws

Montana Supreme Court rejects company's attempt to rely on outdated standards to pollute clean water in the Cabinet Mountains

Montana is not the only place with an economy that depends on its rich natural resources, though I would argue that it is the most spectacular. And I learned firsthand, making my living off the state's timber, the importance of careful stewardship of the wealth that comes from our rivers and forests. My wood products company sat right at the foot of the Cabinet Mountains, with water so clean an...

 

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