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9/29/2025

Permit revision opens up another public hearing

Northcentral Montana residents, public officials and conservation groups took turns on the mic last week in opposition to a wastewater injection proposal that supports the Montana Renewables biorefinery.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency held a public hearing Sept. 23 in the Conrad High School auditorium. Since 2022, the agency has been reviewing a proposal to inject a maximum of 667 million gallons of industrial wastewater into two inactive oil wells near Lake Frances. The water would come from Montana Renewables’ pretreatment uni

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