climate change

With a data center proposed for a Bonner warehouse, Missoula County is taking a deeper look at its zoning and regulatory requirements to ensure that any application is fairly considered.

The Montana Public Service Commission needs to take up a stalled petition that calls on regulators to account for climate change, said a group of more than 40 organizations and businesses.

Amy Cilimburg writes, "Though not a space nerd, I was enamored with both their words and images. I wish they were still up there, helping us to pause and consider this oasis that is our earth."

Experts say Arizona recorded temperatures in March that shouldn’t have arrived for another two months.

The plaintiffs argue that three executive orders focused on “unleashing” American energy are unconstitutional.

City and county leaders on Monday expressed concerns over the potential impacts of data centers as new proposals proliferate across Montana, including one center eyeing operations in Bonner.

Haley Yarborough writes, "Montana has an opportunity to ask these questions now, before large-scale development locks in decades of consequences. Once a facility is built and connected to the grid, its footprint is not easily undone."

Scientists with Utah Department of Agriculture and Food have already spotted young crickets weeks ahead of schedule in certain parts of the state, including northeast corner.

David Andrews writes, "There is plenty of room between “imminent doom” and “hoax” to find common ground. That common ground could then become the basis of the sustainable climate policy we sorely need."

Abby Huseth writes, "Every metaphor has its limits; possibly the most important way that Earth Month can help us recharge is not by driving alone to fill our battery, but by gathering together!"