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Wildlife Services to cut back killings pending environmental review
In 2018, the most recent year for which data is available, Wildlife Services killed 7,965 coyotes, 46 wolves, one grizzly bear and many other species in Montana.
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Spring Creek mine still operating on temporary permit after layoffs
“COVID has basically doubled the loss in coal that was happening prior to this.”
9th Circuit hears appeal on protections for Yellowstone grizzlies
At stake is a 2018 decision that restored Endangered Species Act protections for grizzlies in a three-state region.
Court vacates 287 oil and gas leases in Montana over BLM failure to assess for groundwater and climate impacts
U.S. District Court Judge Brian Morris, of Great Falls, found the BLM leases violated the National Environmental Policy Act.
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Race for governor heats up as primary opponents face off in virtual debates
The candidates’ differences emerged not so much in identifying the challenges facing Montanans, but in determining how best to address them.
Penned up by the pandemic, Montanans try to get well by getting out
The pandemic underscores a point wildland advocates and health care professionals have touted for years: Outdoor recreation is critical to mental health.
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NorthWestern: Colstrip operator Talen also wants a stake in Unit 4
“The benefits for NorthWestern Energy and its customers are still very compelling,” the company said.
Governor OKs Keystone XL construction despite coronavirus threat
“TC Energy holds a tremendous responsibility to appropriately manage or eliminate this risk,” said Bullock spokesperson Marissa Perry.
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Anti-pipeline activists return to court to stop Keystone XL — again
Roughly 30 protesters rallied against the pipeline, garnering honks of solidarity and engines revved in counterprotest.
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Montana’s Great Prairie Experiment
The Nature Conservancy, ranchers, and the American Prairie Reserve have different ideas for the future of this land. But maybe they don’t have to choose at all.
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Refuge conveyance sparks concern about public land transfers, and a disclaimer
The transfer is “not intended, and shall not be interpreted, to establish a precedent for any other situation regarding Federal land, property, or facilities.”
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Hal Herring on the movement to privatize America’s public lands
“We should know who’s driving that debate, and what is at stake for us, and our children and grandchildren.”
Trump budget proposes ‘insulting’ cuts to national parks already burdened with backlogs
All three members of Montana’s congressional delegation are sponsors of the Restore Our Parks Act.
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Butte-based journalist Kathleen McLaughlin talks Superfund cleanups, coronavirus coverups, and press freedom at home and abroad
“Political leaders who jump on this bandwagon of yelling about ‘fake news’ are giving away one of the pillars of our [democratic] system.”
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Chronic wasting disease is creating a ‘new reality’ in Montana. Wildlife managers say they’ll need money to keep up.
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.
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Governor’s climate panel forwards recommendations for reducing greenhouse gas emissions
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.”
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