1.0Montana Environmental Information Center - MEIChttps://meic.orgrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="AxEYcu8mg4"><a href="https://meic.org/gravel-pits/">Gravel Pits in Montana</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://meic.org/gravel-pits/embed/#?secret=AxEYcu8mg4" width="600" height="338" title="“Gravel Pits in Montana” — Montana Environmental Information Center - MEIC" data-secret="AxEYcu8mg4" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> Montana Gravel Pits Need More Regulation As Montana’s population continues to grow, and as more new houses, roads, and highways are built, many new gravel pits (also called opencut mines) are being developed in the state. Mining for gravel has many implications for nearby landowners and residents, including hydrological impacts, dust, and in some cases, …https://meic.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/opencut-podcast-300x176.png