Matthew Renda
UM prof: Record heat and drought across American West has fire officials on edge
Under record heat and drought, the West is off to a frightening wildfire season. Wildfire experts are ill at ease because high-wind events common to the American West don’t pick up until the end of summer and into fall, a UM professor said.
Montana, group of states, file another antitrust suit against Google
A consortium of state attorneys general, including Montana, filed an antitrust lawsuit against Google in federal court on Wednesday, representing the fourth major antitrust lawsuit against the technology company.
Nevada vies to become first state in presidential primary
On Friday, Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak made Reid’s dream a reality, at least for the time being, when he signed a law that would make the Silver State the first primary stop in 2024, bumping both Iowa and New Hampshire from their respective perches.
Drought intensifies and expands across the American West
The scale of the drought hitting the American West is beginning to crystallize as Nevada, New Mexico and Arizona experienced their driest year in terms of precipitation on record, according to the National Center for Environmental Information.
Federal forecast finds no relief in sight for drought-stricken West
The prospects for alleviating the drought afflicting a large portion of the American West are not good, according to weather forecasters with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
New White House eyes reversal of Trump’s gutting of spotted owl protections
The Biden administration announced Friday it will delay the implementation of a rule that would dramatically cut the critical habitat of the northern spotted owl, the first step in the potential reversal of one of the final environmental rollbacks of the Trump administration.
Judge saves sage grouse habitat from Trump-era mining plans
A federal judge in Idaho blocked efforts by the Trump administration to remove protections from more than 10 million acres of greater sage grouse habitat to make way for mining projects.
Biden lays out plan to buy 200 million Covid vaccine doses
President Joe Biden announced a raft of new measures Tuesday in an effort to boost Covid vaccine supply for a nation still in the throes of a deadly pandemic that continues to produce record fatalities on a daily basis.
Biden readies $1.9 trillion Coronavirus relief plan
President-elect Joe Biden unveiled an ambitious spending plan Thursday calling for $1.9 trillion in federal spending to assist struggling American families and workers while allocating significant dollars to the vaccination rollout and the reopening of shuttered schools.
Trump admin cuts 3.5 million acres of habitat for endangered spotted owl
As the sunset of the Trump administration approaches, it continues its rush to undo environmental regulations, announcing Wednesday it will reduce critical habitat for the northern spotted owl by nearly a third.