A new deal may help reduce water pollution in Montana, Idaho

The U.S. and tribal governments make progress against contaminated coal mine runoff from British Columbia, which has been polluting Montana and Idaho for years

April 1, 2024
by Aaron Bolton

"A new agreement between the U.S., Canada and Indigenous people on both sides of the northern border may signal a breakthrough in reducing transboundary water pollution. Tribes and the U.S. government have complained about Canadian inaction for more than a decade. Montana Public Radio's Aaron Bolton reports."

Listen [includes transcript]: https://www.npr.org/2024/04/01/1242104131/a-new-deal-may-help-reduce-water-pollution-in-montana-idaho

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