Environmental watchdog sues Lincoln County over public records dispute

By: Micah Drew

Outlets: Daily Montanan

Published: January 26, 2026

Words: 743

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 3 days ago

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The Montana Environmental Information Center says that Lincoln County has failed to provide documents requested under the state’s right-to-know laws related to the county’s push to change pollution standards in Lake Koocanusa.

MEIC’s complaint, filed before Lincoln County District Court on Jan. 23, stems from a rule-making petition the county submitted to the state last summer seeking a change to the site-specific standards for the element selenium in the transboundary lake.

The current site-specific …

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