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Judge blocks Seeley Lake gravel pit until permit is reviewed

by Justin Franz, Montana Free Press

A Missoula County judge has blocked the construction of a gravel pit in the Seeley Swan Valley until legal challenges are resolved against the Montana Department of Environmental Quality, the state agency that issued a permit for the pit. Photo: NBC Montana

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