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Latest Environmental Reporting
Sibanye-Stillwater ends month-long strike
A union representing about 420 workers in south-central Montana ratified a three-year contract with the South Africa-based mining company.
Flathead tram proposal returns for second look
The 100-person tram service south of Glacier National Park is just beginning a federal review process.
Where air conditioning is most — and least — common in Montana
New census estimates show AC is generally more common in eastern Montana — and the state trails its better-cooled neighbors.
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MORE ENVIRONMENTAL COVERAGE
Major Forest Service policies could be changing. Here’s what’s at stake.
Proposed revisions to the Roadless Rule and Travel Management Rule could reshape how millions of acres of public lands are accessed, managed and protected.
How Montana’s changing climate is reshaping gardening
As temperatures shift and growing seasons change, Montana gardeners are adapting how they plant.
Zinke launches last-minute wilderness/recreation bill
A River Runs Through It Act would protect parts of Blackfoot River watershed, open others to logging and motorized use
Court: BLM can’t push American Prairie bison off grazing leases
Judge temporarily rejects federal, state claims that nonprofit’s buffalo aren’t livestock
Decades later, Upper Clark Fork River still struggling under Superfund
Repair work from a century-old Montana mining disaster is moving stubbornly forward. Officials believe it could last another 12 years.
What’s the real cost of backcountry rescue?
It’s complicated. But the bill might be lower than you expect.
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MORE ENVIRONMENTAL REPORTING
NorthWestern Energy’s power plan found ‘deficient’ by independent review
Montana Public Service Commission orders utility to address flaws for how it will provide affordable power.
The Trump administration upended how we fight wildfires. Then came the West’s worst fire season in years.
Full suppression and reorganization: Inside a changed world of wildland firefighting.
Sand Creek Fire burns over Maverick Mountain, most of resort spared
Wildfire’s explosive early growth stalls under mid-August rainfall as owners brace for return of dry weather.
Smoke plumes have unique fingerprints. They’re all bad for your health.
Wildfires are pushing smoke around Greater Yellowstone and across the country. But one fire’s smoke may be harsher than another’s.
Scientists link the West’s extreme snow drought to climate change
New MSU study finds clear connection between low snowpack and human-caused climate change.
Maverick Mountain faces Montana’s largest fire as August heats up
Red flag warnings, dry conditions amplify risks as 80 new wildfires start in last week.
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