environment

In a win for conservation groups, a federal judge blocked the U.S. Forest Service from relying on a decades-old exemption to approve large logging projects without environmental review.

A number of organizations filed a complaint in Missoula federal district court against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, saying it failed to meet its deadline to designate critical habitat for the wolverine.

Steve Kelly writes, "Clearcutting mature lodgepole pine forests in these remote, undeveloped landscapes is a crime against Nature."

Mike Garrity writes, "If a person illegally burns something, it is called arson. But when the federal government decides to deforest and burn unspecified areas within a 905,000-acre area to create more grass for cattle, it's called a "vegetation management project."

The states want to reach consensus on operations of the depleting Colorado River instead of having the federal government impose one on them with no input.

After representatives of the Missoula Paddleheads told the city they’d like to install artificial turf on Ogren Field, some Missoulians are saying they don’t want more plastic, especially right next to the Clark Fork River.

Bill Schneider writes, "If they really wanted more multiple use, they would support Wilderness designation."

The 20-year cooperative agreement between Utah and the U.S. Forest Service opens up public lands to commercial enterprise.

Maricopa and Yuma counties recorded the wettest fall seasons in state history, but the remainder of the state remained below 70% of average precipitation.

Stephen Capra writes, "Republicans can now show real leadership by silencing the Representatives who believe torture of wildlife is acceptable."