Judge Keeps Mont. Tribal River Water Rights Challenge Alive

By Crystal Owens ( October 26, 2026, 4:25 PM EDT) -- A federal district judge says the Department of the Interior and the Blackfeet Tribe cannot dodge a challenge to a Milk River water-rights settlement, but is allowing the Montana Indigenous nation to formally join the case, saying a modification to the agreement would affect its already-guaranteed interests....

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