Some people who have been advocating for support for Senator Tester’s Montana Headwaters Legacy Act (S. 2254), claim this legislation is “visionary” because it would ensure protection of the outstanding values of Montana’s rivers. But this claim rings hollow. Rivers don’t just exist in a vacuum, and magically contain clear, cold water. Where does this water More

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