Conservation groups argued in federal court that a forest management project comprising 1,241 acres of timber harvest east of Helena may violate several federal statutes.
An international effort to reduce the amount of coal-mine pollution being released into Lake Koocanusa and the Kootenai River now has a plan for how the study of pollution should proceed and how much it is likely to cost.
With emergency crews already responding to wildfires in western Montana, authorities say they’re getting ready for what could be a more active fire season in the state.
The Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks commission will have one new member representing northwest Montana. But some sportsmen question the timing of his appointment.