Jim Robbins
Montana research indicates the ‘Moscow Mule’ may be a health hazard
A study published in the January/February issue of the Journal of Environmental Health found that copper leaches into the drink made of ginger beer, lime juice, and vodka.
Western boom cities see spike in harmful ozone
The reduction of harmful ozone across most of the U.S. has been an air pollution success story. But in some parts of the country, especially in the heavily populated mountain valleys of the West, the odorless, colorless gas has remained stubbornly difficult to reduce to safe levels.
Montana scientists: Destruction of nature could unleash virus that alters life on planet
Scientists fear another virus could leap from wildlife into humans, one that is far more lethal but spreads as easily as SARS-CoV-2, the strain of coronavirus that causes COVID-19. A virus like that could change the trajectory of life on the planet, experts say.
As threat of valley fever grows beyond Southwest, push is on for vaccine
Valley fever is diagnosed in the range of 10,000 to 15,000 cases a year in the U.S. with 160 fatalities, though both numbers are likely several times higher in reality because many cases are never identified.