environment

In the deserts outside Las Vegas, illegal dumping is spoiling the landscape, bringing disease and safety issues and hurting legitimate waste-management companies.

Scientists warn that the planet could be warming even faster than predicted and that last year's record-breaking heat showed climate change is getting worse.

So far, through three days of work, Neptune has flown more than 38 missions and delivered over 114,000 gallons of retardant.

Scott Christensen writes, "The reality is that Yellowstone and its bison are a significant part of what drives Montana’s tourism economy, not to mention the tremendous cultural and ecological value they hold for all Americans."

Wildlife leaders write, "One of our best tools to keep Montana Montana is an important funding source that was established by the Montana legislature in 2021 to protect our outdoor way of life."

A group of livestock producers asked the state wildlife agency for a pause on future wolf releases, after wolves from a 2023 began preying on livestock.

Kyle Dunphey (Utah News Dispatch) Despite the various steps lawmakers have taken in recent years to get more water to the Great Salt Lake, researchers say there’s no way to truly restore the lake without cutting back on the production of crops like alfalfa. T...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing to keep federal protections for grizzly bears in the lower 48 states, but it would change the rule that limits whether grizzly bears can be killed or hazed for management purposes.

Parks and trails around Missoula that serve as defacto open space may officially be designated as open space, enabling the city to direct funding from the Open Space Bond toward maintenance and capital improvements.

The first decent snowfall hit the lawns of Missoula on New Year’s Day and the Missoula International Airport had received 0.7 inches of precipitation by Sunday evening, more than fell during the month of December.