Environment

A federal judge has issued a preliminary ruling blocking the Trump administration from moving the U.S. Forest Service’s headquarters from Washington, D.C., to Salt Lake City.

The Fish and Wildlife Commission decided to limit motorboat access near private property in the Bitterroot River drainage but balked at doing the same on Swan Lake.

Appellate justices are mulling over two cases that could determine whether or which gray wolves are protected in the lower 48 states.

The ruling is separate from a July decision by the same panel that found that the Alliance for the Wild Rockies can pursue its claim that the project is subject to environmental review.

The Treasure State is being invaded by aquatic jellyfish from parts unknown, and while Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks said they’re not dangerous, it’s an introduced species, not native to the state.

Air pollution can scramble the floral scents bees, moths and other pollinators rely on to find food, cutting their ability to locate flowers by nearly half.

Trump officials tout ‘harm’ change to unleash energy agenda, as critics warn it could unravel 50 years of ecological recovery

The Boehmlers join other noted local conservationists who’ve been recognized, including Land Lindberg of Greenough, Bud Moore of the Swan Valley, Chuck and Mary Erickson of Piltsville and the Iverson Family of Potomac.

Ditches become deadly for fish once the water stops flowing, but an autumn army of volunteers are shuttling fish to the safety of the river.

The Supreme Court appeared to end its inaugural argument of the 2026 term with more questions than answers on Monday as the justices considered the perils of intervening in lawsuits seeking to hold oil companies accountable for climate change.