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![Missoula County asks DEQ to add climate impacts to policy review](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2019/09/Climate-20.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Missoula County asks DEQ to add climate impacts to policy review
On the heels of the recent climate trial, the Montana Department of Environmental Quality is taking a fresh look at its policies, and Missoula County is asking the agency to consider the impacts of greenhouse gases in its analysis.
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Grizzly biologists: good food year brought less conflict, removals
For the grizzly bears of the Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem, it was a good year for finding natural food. That was fortunate because it kept several far-ranging bears away from people.
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Oregon’s legal psilocybin clinics draw hundreds – mostly from out of state
Clinic owners say they’ve drawn clients from Texas to California to New York and Indiana willing to pay hotel, airfare and food costs and up to $2,000 for the experience
![Viewpoint: Green tariff with NW Energy won’t help climate crisis](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2017/05/solar.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Viewpoint: Green tariff with NW Energy won’t help climate crisis
Mike Garrity writes, "As the technology for wind and solar energy has improved and prices have dropped for solar panels, the cost for renewable sources of electricity that have come online in the last decade are far cheaper, cleaner, and more efficient than NWE's carbon-based electricity generation such as Colstrip or its methane plants."
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Rock Creek bridge over Clark Fork under ‘scour critical’ status; county seeks solutions
The bridge on Rock Creek Road crossing the Clark Fork River was recently found to be “scour critical,” and Missoula County is working to pursue countermeasures to keep the bridge intact and open to traffic.
![With Israel and Hamas war, Missoula County struggles with menorah request](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2023/11/attachment-courthouse.jpg?w=980&q=75)
With Israel and Hamas war, Missoula County struggles with menorah request
Not wanting to take sides in a foreign conflict yet looking to stand in support of the Jewish community, Missoula County on Tuesday grappled with a decision on whether to permit a Hanukkah menorah display on the courthouse lawn.
![Crime, taxes and AI on tap as WaState lawmakers prep for session](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2023/11/attachment-Washington-Capitol.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Crime, taxes and AI on tap as WaState lawmakers prep for session
Upcoming hearings offer a preview of issues legislators will encounter when they convene in January.
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Vegas resort industry asks judge to toss order on statewide energy rate
Dana Gentry
(Nevada Current) An order from the Nevada Public Utilities Commission requiring Southern Nevada residents and businesses to subsidize $19.6 million in electricity charges for their Northern Nevada counterparts violates the PUC’s statutory mandate to “provide customers with just and reasonable rates” according to a petition for judicial review filed in Clark County District Court.
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EPA awards $6.6 million grant to UM pesticides-in-streams study
Pesticides pollute lakes and streams across the nation, but no one knows how much pesticides affect Montana’s rivers. With the help of a federal grant, researchers intend to find out.
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City Council approves assessment for greenway sidewalks
Over the opposition of some residents, the Missoula City Council on Monday night approved a plan to assess property owners for their cost of sidewalks and boulevards planned as part of a new greenway.