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Environmental Justice in Montana

Summary of the First MT Partners Environmental Justice Workshop - April 10, 200


There is power in numbers,
together we can accomplish more!"


Environmental Justice Workshop Goals:

  • Define environmental justice and environmental injustice
  • Identify environmental justice issues in Montana
  • Develop a network of interested EJ partners statewide

Examples of locations with EJ Issues in Montana

  1. Libby, MT - Asbestos Exposure
  2. Zortman Landusky Mine tailings contamination (Ft. Belknap)
  3. Transportation of fly ash from a power plant on the Crow Reservation
  4. Opportunity, MT - Superfund Site for mining tailings storage
  5. Glacier Homes (Blackfeet Reservation)
  6. Butte, MT - contaminated attic dust in older homes from mining activities

Partners

  • Rocky Mountain College's American Indian Affairs
  • The University of Montana's Environmental Studies and Communication Departments
  • EPA Region 8, EJ Office
  • Montana-Wyoming Tribal Leaders Council
  • Montana Migrant & Seasonal Farmworker Council
  • Montana Department of Agriculture
  • Montana Department of Environmental Quality
  • Montana Department of Health & Human Services
  • Students
  • Advocacy Groups
  • Citizens

Environmental Justice for All (pdf)

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Documents and Resources


Contacts

Montana Environmental Justice Workgroup (pdf)

Allyson Kelley
Project Director • American Indian Affairs
Rocky Mountain College
1511 Poly Drive • Billings, Montana 59102
(406)238-7278
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