The law will provide similar protection for the trees as under the California Endangered Species Act but with some carve-outs for renewable energy and housing projects.
Helena Edelson writes, "While we acknowledge there will be some hunting of carnivores, what’s going on in the Northern Rockies isn’t fair chase or ethical – it’s persecution intended to drive these species population sizes down to arbitrarily minimum numbers."
An effort to go green and reduce its carbon footprint has earned Missoula County a top designation from SolSmart for encouraging solar energy at the local level.
A federal judge has halted a logging project near Libby until the U.S. Forest Service justifies why it didn’t conduct a full environmental study and properly consider effects on Canada lynx.
A Helena judge has ordered Gov. Greg Gianforte to release state documents related to the Hecla Mining Corporation and the administration’s 2021 decision to drop a bad-actor case against Hecla’s CEO.
Rex Koenig writes, Montana’s 1972 constitution guarantees its citizens a right to 'a clean and healthful environment in Montana for present and future generations.'"
U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes set the next hearing for December 2023 when she'll continue to mull whether to restrict the use of off-road vehicles around the recreation area.
Liz Pennock writes, "Wolf and grizzly bear management planning is underway in Montana, and the Gianforte administration’s strategy for managing these species could not be more clear: our way, or the highway."
Representatives for the Montana Association of Counties, Wild Montana, and the Montana Wildlife Federation this week lauded legislators’ override of Gianforte’s veto of the appropriations bill.