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House candidates diverge on proposed Blackfoot and Crown Butte mines, urge EIS process
Summary
In a Missoula candidate forum, Democrat Leo Yudetz and Republican Alan Mickelson discussed the proposed Blackfoot (Lincoln) and Crown Butte (Cooke City) mining projects and the need for environmental review; Yudetz opposed the Cooke City mine outright while Mickelson urged waiting for environmental impact statements.
Leo Yudetz, Yellowstone County auditor and Democratic candidate for the U.S. House, and Alan Mickelson, a rancher and Republican candidate, discussed proposed hard-rock mines near the Blackfoot River and Cooke City during a Missoula Community Access Television candidate forum.
Yudetz said he opposed the Cooke City project, the Crown Butte mine, because of the risk to rivers and drinking water downstream, saying, "I think it's too much of a threat to our environment." He also referenced concerns about an open-pit gold mine near Lincoln on the Blackfoot River and noted that the Blackfoot had been identified as endangered in press coverage.…
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