environment

Mike Garrity writes, "High water temperatures are already a problem since the Fish and Wildlife Service notes that the Jarbidge River and other streams in the Snake River watershed are the most susceptible to climate change. The logging and burning will only increase the water temperatures."

The federal government proposed canceling grazing permits for AP’s bison herd, which could impact tribal bison herds.

Ashland Sen. Jeff Golden is trying again to get the Legislature to create a fund to pay for natural disasters with damages collected from big oil.

Carbon capture tax credits are the focus of a new bill co-sponsored by Montana U.S. Sen. Tim Sheehy, a Republican, and Sen. Maria Cantwell, a Washington Democrat.

Laura Lundquist Missoula Current) Before the Trump administration follows through on its intent to rescind the Roadless Rule, some Montanans want the U.S. Forest Service to hold meetings to hear people out. On Wednesday afternoon, around 50 public land advocates gathered across from the offices of the Lolo National Forest to call on the U...

Ryan Knappenberger WASHINGTON (CN) — A coalition of conservation groups sued the Trump administration on Wednesday, challenging a decision to renew construction on a four-lane highway through the Red Cliffs National Conservation Area in southwest Utah that the government previously agreed to halt. The ...

Kevin Hardy (States Newsroom) As Americans grow increasingly frustrated over their electricity bills, states are trying to keep the nation’s growing number of data centers from causing higher energy costs for consumers. For years, many states competed aggressively to land data centers, sprawling campuses full of the computer servers that store and transmit the data behind apps and websites. But .

Caitlan Seivers (Arizona Mirror) Arizona is working to build up its legal fund ahead of a possible fight for the state’s fair share of Colorado River water. On Monday, the Arizona House of Representatives voted unanimously to pass House Bill 2116 and put another $1 million in the state’s Colorado River Litigation Fund. The proposal was sponsored ...

KALISPELL (KPAX) — State wildlife officials are investigating the illegal introduction of a northern pike into Pine Grove Pond, a popular family fishing site in Kalispell. Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks (FWP) received a report of a pike caught at the pond in late fall, and biologists set lines to try to catch any possible pike this winter. One ...

A recent analysis of the Big Hole River indicates that arctic grayling survival hasn’t improved over almost 20 years so some are saying voluntary water conservation doesn’t go far enough. Others say conditions are as good as they could be.