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Montana’s Smith River makes most enangered list by conservation group. You can help

Montana’s Smith River made the American Rivers conservation group list of most endangered rivers for 2015 because of a proposed copper mine near its headwaters.

"We choose rivers that face key decisions in the next 12 months," said AR Northern Rockies Region director Scott Bosse. "With the Smith, the mining plan is expected to be filed in late 2015, so there will be a critical decision point in the first half of 2016. We’re asking people to contact Gov. (Steve) Bullock and ask him to direct state agencies not to permit the proposed mine unless it can be constructed in such a way it doesn’t pose a threat to the fisheries there."

ROB CHANEY

Full Story: http://billingsgazette.com/news/state-and-regional/montana/smith-river-makes-most-enangered-list-by-conservation-group/article_d5cf10ec-e4a6-502a-b739-19ed7b9840cb.html

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