With less than three weeks to find a buyer for a Seeley lumber mill, some Missoula legislators are asking the state land board for some leadership in keeping the mill open.
Stewards of the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta say that preparing levees — which protect more than 600,000 residents and about 740,000 acres of land — is critical in the face of climate change.
The Environmental Justice Clinic this week filed an amicus brief with the Montana Supreme Court, joining the fight to ensure that the landmark Held v. State of Montana ruling of last year is upheld in the face of the state's appeal.
jean Curtiss writes, "The development dilemma is hitting East Missoula next. The large properties next to the river and the interstate that were historically used for growing hay and cattle are being proposed to be developed into about 175 homes."
A federal Montana judge on Wednesday temporarily enjoined two parts of a bill dealing with extra voter registration requirements that was passed by the legislature last year.
A tech company based in Missoula landed a share of an $8 million federal grant on Friday from the U.S. Department of Energy to advance carbon capture technologies in the nation's pursuit of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.