Supporters, opponents of Black Butte Copper Mine agree the river’s magnificent In the thousands of comments on the proposed Black Butte Copper Mine near the headwaters of the Smith River, two sides were clear: those who wanted the Smith to...

A controversial plan for a water bottling plant in the Flathead Valley has received a key approval for water rights from the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation. The Montana Artesian Water Company’s bottling plant near Creston could ultimately...