Roundup Record Tribune & Winnett Times -

Governor Greg Gianforte joined 21 governors in criticizing an effort by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to mandate new air quality standards that ignore concerns from western states and raise costs for Montana businesses and families.

"The Biden administration continues to prioritize its radical environmental agenda over the needs of hardworking businesses and workers, including in Montana," Gov. Gianforte said. "While we can all agree reducing dust in the air is a worthy goal, the new regulation ignores progress and regional concerns from western states. Instead of addressing those...