‘We’ve reached a historic compromise on a century-old dispute that protects the water rights of all Montanans,’ Daines said Thursday.
Wildlife
Chronic wasting disease is creating a ‘new reality’ in Montana. Wildlife managers say they’ll need money to keep up.
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The high number and wide dispersal of positive results in 2019 demonstrates that the neurodegenerative disease has likely been on the landscape for a while.
climate change
Governor’s climate panel forwards recommendations for reducing greenhouse gas emissions
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Proposals provide a look at how Montana might grapple with a global climate crisis but fail to pin down a date by which Montana can get to “net-zero.”
CSKT Water Compact
Olszewski and Republican cohort asks Daines to withdraw CSKT compact bill
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“This discussion that the water is a treaty right is wrong,” Olszewski said Wednesday.
Legislature
Four issues to track as lawmakers gather for Legislative Week
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The event is billed, in part, as an opportunity to explore whether Montana would be better served by annual sessions.
Year in Review
A look back at the top MTFP stories of 2019
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From the 66th Montana Legislature to the 2020 elections, it’s been a news-filled year.
Energy
NorthWestern says it’s running short on power. Climate activists say we’re running out of time.
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The utility’s new 20-year energy plan catches the Public Service Commission in the crossfire.
CSKT Water Compact
Daines and Tester co-sponsor CSKT water rights settlement
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Montana Water Rights Protection Act would settle more than a century of disputes.
National Bison Range
Daines bill would return National Bison Range to Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes
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While the exact language of the bill has not yet been made public, a draft obtained by Montana Free Press reverses a 111-year-old act of Congress that took the lands comprising the Bison Range from the tribes.