Environment

Scientists warn that the planet could be warming even faster than predicted and that last year's record-breaking heat showed climate change is getting worse.

So far, through three days of work, Neptune has flown more than 38 missions and delivered over 114,000 gallons of retardant.

Missoula County on Thursday officially opened its public hearing over a range of alternatives intended to rid Marshall Mountain and its facilities of contaminants identified in an environment assessment.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing to keep federal protections for grizzly bears in the lower 48 states, but it would change the rule that limits whether grizzly bears can be killed or hazed for management purposes.

Parks and trails around Missoula that serve as defacto open space may officially be designated as open space, enabling the city to direct funding from the Open Space Bond toward maintenance and capital improvements.

The U.S. Forest Service has pulled its intent to issue an official nationwide policy to preserve old-growth forests.

The old facilities at Marshall Mountain contain some hazardous substances, so the Montana Department of Environmental Quality is considering some ways that Missoula County might deal with them.

The first decent snowfall hit the lawns of Missoula on New Year’s Day and the Missoula International Airport had received 0.7 inches of precipitation by Sunday evening, more than fell during the month of December.

In a 5-2 decision, justices found the state complied with the Montana Water Use Act when it issued a permit for the Black Butte copper mine.

State warns that it could rescind ‘tolerance zones’ that allow bison to wander out of the park without being hunted.