HELENA, Montana, Jan. 8 -- The Montana Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release: The Montana Department of Environmental Quality and the Navajo Transitional Energy Company (NTEC) announced a short-term 65-day extension of the Interim Limited Waiver of Sovereign Immunity Agreement, originally signed on Oct. 25, 2019. The extension will allow operations to continue at the Spring Creek Mine in Big Horn County, Mont., while the parties negotiate a long-term arrangement. more PR

HELENA, Montana, Jan. 9 -- The Montana Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release: The Montana Department of Environmental Quality will hold a public meeting on the railyard clean-up project in Livingston on Thursday, Jan. 23, from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Community Room of the City/County Complex, 414 E. Callender St. The meeting will include information on the site's history, areas of contamination, the clean-up process, future work and will conclude with a question-and- more PR

HELENA, Montana, Jan. 11 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: * * * - Senator Collins hasn't held a town hall in more than 20 years, and her constituents are demanding answers * * * For the last two decades, Mainers have been denied the opportunity to meet with Senator Collins at a public town hall. Collins -- who once said she believed in the value of the "rough and tumble... town hall" because it represented "unvarnished, direct democracy" -- has continued to  more PR

HELENA, Montana, Jan. 8 -- Gov. Steve Bullock, D-Montana, issued the following news release: Governor Steve Bullock awarded $320,000 in funding to support the growth of 25 Native American-owned businesses across Montana through the Indian Equity Fund Small Business Grant program. "Encouraging the growth of Native American-owned and operated businesses boosts not only the businesses themselves, but also helps strengthen local economies in the communities they operate in," Governor Bullock said. more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release: Montana GOP Chair: "We Are Going to Have to Work to Keep the Seat" Chair of the Montana Republican Party Don Kaltschmidt sat down with the Flathead Beacon and admitted that the Montana GOP is facing a serious uphill fight in 2020, saying: "The House race is going to be very competitive" AND that the Montana GOP "are going to have to work to keep that seat." Catch that? Local Republican more PR

MISSOULA, Montana, Jan. 8 -- The University of Montana issued the following news release: Recognizing an increasing demand for careers in wildlife biology and public and nonprofit administration, the University of Montana's Master of Public Administration and Wildlife Biology programs have created a new, joint degree. The program is the first of its kind in the country. The program, referred to as a "4+1" program, will allow UM students to earn both a four-year Bachelor of Science degree in wi more PR

MISSOULA, Montana, Jan. 11 [TNSbiologyresearch-Ecology journal] -- The University of Montana issued the following news release: The University of Montana's Avian Science Center collects, synthesizes and communicates knowledge about birds and their ecosystems for the conservation of natural resources. This mission often translates to analyzing the approaches used to collect information about birds, improving the scientific data that are the backbone of conservation management decisions. In a ne more PR