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…
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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…
Montana Sponsoring International Wetland Symposium
The Montana Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) is sponsoring the 7th International Symposium for Wetland Systems for Water Pollution Control (WETPOL). The event, August 22-26, 2017 at the Big Sky…
Montana Approves Completed Mine Reclamation
On December 12, the Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) approved a complete reclamation at four mine areas, totaling more than 1,400 acres of reclaimed mine land. DEQ evaluated completed…
Montana, Pennsylvania among Mine Land Reclamation Award Recipients
The U.S. Department of Interior’s Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement has named the Montana Department of Environmental Quality Abandoned Mine Lands Program and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental…
MT DEQ Awarded Funding to Expand Pioneering Coal E-Permitting System
The Department of Interior’s Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) is providing $1.3 million to support and expand the use of an electronic coal permitting system developed by…
Montana’s Paradigm Shift: Re-Engineering WWTP Operations to Reduce Nutrients without Capital Expenditures
Montana trains wastewater treatment plant operators to operate their facilities differently than originally designed, facilitating the removal of nutrients. Through this targeted education and some additional on-site, site-specific assistance, wastewater…
9-12 Summary of State Responses to SCOTUS Clean Power Plan Stay
This document is a summary of State responses to Clean Power Plan (CPP) Stay (as of 9/12/16). *Alaska, Vermont, and Hawaii, as well as the D.C., are exempt from the…