Skye Borden

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Montana Rule Change Requires Schools To Test For Lead

Kayla Desroches

Montana has joined two dozen states and the District of Columbia in requiring all schools to test drinking water for lead.The rule change, proposed in…

Environment & Science

Report: Plastic Pollution 'Widespread' In Montana Waterways

Kayla Desroches

A Montana based environmental research group released a report last week that shows evidence of plastic in more than half of Montana's waterways.The…

Skye Borden with Environment Montana is collecting samples from the Yellowstone River in Billings to test for microplastics September 12.

Environment & Science

Group Testing Montana Waterbodies For Microplastics

Kayla Desroches

The results of a plastic contamination survey of 50 waterways in Montana is expected in October.Skye Borden, director of Environment Montana, pulls up to…

Health

Montana Health Department Considers Mandatory Lead Testing At Public Schools

The Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services held a public hearing Thursday in Helena on a new rule that would require all public schools to…