Environment

Some Montanans are reacting with anger over a U.S. Senate proposal to sell off federal lands even though land in Montana isn’t part of the proposal.

Fisheries managers in every region have noted the already low water levels and the need to start implementing various tools early to protect fish populations.

Landowners in Montana are not paying their fair share of wildfire costs to the tune of at least $30 million, according to a new report from the Legislative Audit Division.

Organizations from around the country signed a letter on Monday urging U.S. senators not to include a controversial proposal to sell thousands of acres of federal land in Congress’ budget bill.

A Flathead Lake watchdog group and the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes are suing the state of Montana for approving a new sewage treatment plant that they say could add nutrient pollution to Flathead Lake.

As the dry season deepens, Missoula County is ramping up its wildfire mitigation program in hopes of protecting more homes from catching fire.

Forecasts following an unseasonably warm, dry May, indicate the largest freshwater lake in the West will be 1.5 feet below normal by mid-July

The Montana Legislature passed a bill to eliminate numerical standards for nitrogen and phosphorus pollution in Montana’s waters, so a water watchdog is once again asking the federal government to enforce the existing standards.

Work to protect the banks of the Clark Fork River in the urban core and remediate the impacts of a defunct mining site near the Bitterroot River are expected to begin this summer.

According to the National Interactive Fire Center, more than half of Montana - all but the southeast and far eastern portions of the state - will have above-normal potential for wildland fire by July.