Daily News Roundup
July 11, 2024
Temperature Forecast Around Carbon County
Smoke Forecast for Thursday, July 11, 2024 8:00 AM
From the Montana Department of Environmental Quality website Current Conditions Smoke from wildfires in Washington, Oregon, British Columbia, and Alberta continues to affect air quality in Montana. Far Eastern Montana between Glendive and Sidney is experiencing the impacts of light smoke from the Canadian blazes, while light smoke from fires primarily in Washington blankets much of the Western and Southern half of the state. The heaviest smoke impacts to air quality this morning are being felt near the Idaho border between Thompson Falls and Libby.
Montana Highway Patrol Likely Committed Unfair Labor Practice In Firing Trooper
By Keila Szpaller for the Daily Montanan The Montana Highway Patrol likely committed an unfair labor practice violation when it fired a trooper and union president after she raised concerns about working conditions with her labor representative, according to the Department of Labor and Industry.
Montana Supreme Court Hears Arguments In Climate Change Case Appeal
By Blair Miller for the Daily Montanan The Montana Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday morning in the Held vs. Montana case, as attorneys for 16 Montana youth and for the state, governor, and several agencies engaged with the court on questions about how Montana’s environmental law and permitting processes function, and whether Montana’s forward-looking constitution can nullify laws that do not protect the environment for current and future generations.
Montana Reproductive Rights Group Sues Secretary of State
By Darrell Ehrlick for the Daily Montanan Several groups fighting to get a constitutional ballot amendment that would permanently enshrine reproductive rights, specifically abortion, in the Montana Constitution have followed through on a threat to sue the Montana Secretary of State for rejecting signatures without cause.