Martha Williams nominated to lead U.S. Fish and Wildlife
The Biden administration announced Thursday that it is nominating former Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks director Martha Williams to become director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. If confirmed by the U.S. Senate, Williams will become the second major Montana appointee to work under U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland.
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Betting on biochar in Bonner
New mining claims at Zortman prompt push for investigation
Forest Service: Prescriptive easements on Crazy Mountain trails ‘likely non-viable’
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EPA names Billings site a Superfund cleanup priority
A three-mile-wide swath of central and downtown Billings where groundwater has been contaminated with chlorinated solvents from laundromat operations is set to receive federal Superfund status per a notice issued by the Environmental Protection Agency Wednesday.
Trout in trouble
Anglers come to Montana in droves for the abundant wild trout. But this summer’s rising temps, dropping flows and declining brown trout populations could harbor clues about the future of the state’s celebrated cold-water fisheries.
Tribes, conservation groups challenge DEQ over ending ‘bad actor’ lawsuit
The state environmental agency has abandoned a lawsuit against a mining executive once involved in a company that left taxpayers on the hook for millions
State removes roadblock to northwest Montana mines
The Montana Department of Environmental Quality has asked a judge to dismiss its ‘bad actor’ case against the CEO of Hecla Mining Co., which is trying to develop two copper and silver mines in Lincoln County.
MTFP launches MT Fire Report
With an expansive drought drying out vegetation across the state, 2021 is shaping up to be a particularly active year for Montana wildfires. MTFP’s new Fire Report has information on the location and size of fires reported across the state, as well air quality ratings for Montana communities with monitoring stations, updated hourly.
Missouri River tributary runs dry after restoration project
Helena anglers are anxious about the loss of surface flow to Beaver Creek, an important tributary of the Missouri River for spawning trout, after restoration work on the stream. The Forest Service says the improvements just need time to take hold.
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Sale of Crazy Mountain Ranch finalized
Crazy Mountain Ranch has been purchased by Lone Mountain Land Company, a subsidiary of CrossHarbor Capital Partners, which owns the Yellowstone Club near Big Sky.
What ‘waters of the U.S.’ means for Montana
The EPA is revisiting a 2020 rule that removed Clean Water Act protections from a huge number of smaller streams and wetlands in Montana.
High-elevation forests now burning more frequently than any time in the past 2,000 years
UM fire ecologist Philip Higuera says climate change is shrinking the window between wildfire events in subalpine forests of the central Rockies
The Crazy Mountains’ next act
With a heliskiing operation looking for a foothold and the rumored sale of one of the largest ranches in the range, Montanans are wondering what’s next for this isolated and iconic landscape.
Hecla forging ahead with northwest Montana mines
Officials with an Idaho-based mining company developing two large copper and silver mines in Northwest Montana said they are undeterred by a recent ruling that could let the state label its CEO a “bad actor” because of a failed mine clean-up more than two decades ago in a different part of the state.
Oil spill reported on Crow Indian Reservation
EPA says the spill is likely coming from a gathering line, a pipeline used to transport crude oil from a wellhead to a central collection point.
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