Missoula Current
Missoula County approves loans for mobile home park purchase
Residents of a manufactured home park in Lolo will soon own their property now that Missoula County has signed off on two loans to aid in the purchase.
Viewpoint: BBER seminar informative, but missed energy opportunities
Dave Atkins writes, "The BBER seminar missed highlighting economic policies that can drive the green energy transition..."
Climate Connections: Running for clean air, climate solutions
Jeff Mogavero writes, "Tackling air quality issues is an incredibly challenging endeavor. Climbing a mountain in the winter is too."
Bitterroot Forest: No proposal received for rare-earth metal mining
People in western Montana are keeping a close eye on a potential rare-earth metals mine in the Bitterroot Mountains, but the U.S. Forest Service says nothing is happening yet.
Missoula workforce housing project lands $2.8M state bond
The Missoula Redevelopment Agency pitched the city project to the Montana Board of Investments on Tuesday and was granted a bond worth $2.8 million under a new state program.
Viewpoint: Setting the record straight
Kim Gillan writes, "The governor is taking Montana backward, not forward. Is this the Montana we want for our children, those less fortunate, or folks in rural areas?"
Groups to sue feds over decision not to list wolves
On Wednesday, 15 organizations sent 60-day notices to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service saying they would sue the agency over its decision, issued Friday, that gray wolves in the Northern Rocky Mountains don’t warrant an Endangered Species listing.
Tester votes for border bill, Daines votes in opposition
The measure left authors of the bill asking how Republicans could sink legislation their own leadership had negotiated and signed off on earlier this week.
City approves funding for Clark Fork River restoration
With erosion along the urban reach of the Clark Fork River a growing concern, the Missoula City Council this week approved allocating $1 million from the open space bond to stabilize the banks and create dedicated access sites.
Montana researchers urge towns to focus on wildfire preparation
A group of scientists are trying to convince people that fireproofing their homes is far more effective than logging the forest when it comes to surviving wildfire.