climate change

The area known as the Raton Basin has seen a significant increase in seismic activity since 2001, a surge that scientists attributed to nearby natural gas production and its associated waste injection wells.

Bending to the economic interest in exploiting Alaska's petroleum-rich North Slope, the move undercuts a Biden campaign promise to stop new oil drilling on federal lands.

Shannon James writes, "Montana legislators are considering bills that would allow special interests to steamroll over community concerns and prevent local governments from taking action on climate and energy."

The 21-acre conservation easement would preserve some of the habitat and agricultural soils on the valley bottoms that are quickly being lost in Missoula as growth spreads ever-further from the city center.

Though the project has broad support from elected officials in Alaska, it’s strongly opposed by environmental groups. Some are already planning a lawsuit to block the project.

A proposed Jan. 1 date to add only ZE trucks to the roster of trucks serving the ports has truckers worried about the lack of charging stations.

The National Marine Fisheries Service said “extraordinary measures” are needed to address the deficient populations of California Chinook salmon stocks in ocean seasons for 2023.

Anne Hedges and Katy Spence write, "Protecting the climate and clean water will be an uphill battle in the second half of the Montana legislative session."

Wastewater discharge from coal-fired steam electric plants contains toxic pollutants that can stay around for years and contaminate drinking water sources.

A newly unveiled Senate bill aims to increase transparency around carbon emissions generated by cryptocurrency farms.