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- ↑ "About | Montana DEQ". deq.mt.gov. Retrieved 2021-10-01.
- ↑ "Home | Montana DEQ". deq.mt.gov. Retrieved 2021-10-01.
- ↑ "Stephen Forrest – Montana Department of Environmental Quality". www.togglemag.com. Retrieved 2021-10-01.
- ↑ Zimmerman, Pete (2021-01-08). "A new day at DEQ and DNRC". Montana Free Press. Retrieved 2021-10-01.
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