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More fishermen are coming to Montana for the experience of reeling in a mountain trout. But climate change is steadily warming the rivers, hurting not only the trout but eventually the economies that depend on angling tourists, according to a recent study.

More than two years of social distancing, masking, lockdowns and distance learning has taken its toll on young adults in ways researchers didn't expect — the pandemic has altered their personalities.

Alex Baumhardt (Oregon Capital Chronicle) Oregon fuel distributors will need to move quicker and take stronger action to cut greenhouse gas emissions under new targets approved by the state’s Environmental Quality Commission. The group of five, governor-appointed members voted Friday to change the timeline for the Clean Fuels Program and increase the emissions targets that fuel distributors in the

A Northwest Montana woman’s post is going viral on Facebook after she claims she shot, killed, and skinned a wolf pup in Flathead County.

The record heatwave that pummeled California this month put unprecedented demand on the state's electric grid. The balancing act to keep the lights and air conditioning on during the triple-digit temperatures also gave a glimpse of what the future holds as climate change and a shift to renewable energy sources will require consumers to become more flexible when it comes to using electricity.

Students from the University of Montana and local high schools on Friday joined students in countries across the globe in a strike demanding that lawmakers take action on climate change.

Sen. Jon Tester writes, "It is important for Montanans and new neighbors to be able to discuss management of public lands and understand a full picture of impacts of any proposal on the local resources and consider impacts beyond the physical footprint of this permit."

Against the will of many Montana hunters, the 2021 Legislature passed House Bill 637, a hodgepodge of items proposed by the FWP Directors Office, that included spending about $1 million on a pheasant stocking program.

The letter, addressed to Bureau Commissioner Camille Calimlim Touton, asks her department to prioritize permanent solutions as opposed to temporary fixes with $4 billion dedicated to addressing drought.

McKinley Lake is one of eight lakes in the Rattlesnake Wilderness that feed Rattlesnake Creek and once served as Missoula’s municipal water source.