From the Friday, May 21, 2004 issue of the Missoulian . . .
KALISPELL - The U.S. State Department has waded into a water quality dispute between Montana and Canada, saying a 1988 decision to reject Canadian coal mining plans still stands.
"They're basically saying they agree with us," said Barrett Kaiser, "which is a huge step forward to protecting this treasured place."
Kaiser is spokesman for Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., who on April 30 wrote a letter to Secretary of State Colin Powell.
In his letter to Powell, Baucus asked the State Department to once again take up the issue of coal mining in southeastern British Columbia.
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