The Montana Department of Environmental Quality’s Wetland Program has developed a dynamic story map showcasing information learned through an investigation of wetlands across the Musselshell River Basin from 2014 to…
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ECOS Green Report: State Environmental Agency Modernization — Leveraging Unmanned Aerial Systems to Improve Environmental Results
In recent years, states have established the use of drones within various environmental programs to boost emergency preparedness and response, water monitoring (harmful algal blooms, E. coli, Cyanobacteria, bathymetric, &…
Montana Governor Issues Public Lands and Climate Plan
Montana Governor Steve Bullock in late September unveiled a “Great Equalizer” public lands and climate plan focused on the intersection between those two areas and calling for a decrease in…
Cleanup of Montana Superfund Site Nears Completion
In November 2018, EPA completed cleanups of asbestos at residential and commercial properties in Libby and Troy, Montana. The cleanup is associated with the W.R. Grace vermiculite mine that became…
Montana Hosts First Ever State Water Summit
Earlier this year, the Montana Departments of Environmental Quality, Natural Resources and Conservation, Fish, Wildlife & Parks, Bureau of Mines and Geology, and Water Center hosted the inaugural Montana Water…
Montana Partners with Madison Stream Team to Monitor Waterways
The Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) oversees assessing the quality of waterbodies under state jurisdiction, focusing primarily on perennial rivers and streams and lakes greater than five acres. According…
Montana’s Collaboration to Restore Coal Mine Lands to Beneficial Reuse
Government agencies often struggle to communicate effectively with the public. In seeking improved ways of communicating with people at a time when attention spans are at an all-time low, the…
Montana DEQ and Partners Establish the Montana Resource Efficiency Program
The Montana Department of Environmental Quality (MT DEQ) and the National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT), with funding from the U.S. EPA, have founded the Montana Resource Efficiency Program (MREP)…
Montana DEQ Shares Video of Coal Mine Reclamation Results
In a five-minute video entitled Coal Mine Reclamation in Montana, Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) Director Tom Livers and his staff offer insight into how they work with coal…
Green Report: ECOS Business Process Improvement Skills Exchange Program
This report summarizes the first round of a Business Process Improvement (BPI) mentoring program administered by ECOS’ Innovation and Productivity Committee. Kicked off in 2016, this program pairs BPI leaders…
