La Niña changes the winters across North America. Canada and northern America get colder, the southwest U.S. gets hotter and drier, and the Pacific Northwest gets wetter.
Approximately $745,000 of the $1 million sentence will go to the Puyallup Tribal Fisheries, which has been actively cleaning the river since the Electron Hydro’s faulty project went awry in 2020.
Two years after denying a Target Range subdivision, Missoula County and the developer have reached a settlement agreement that could release all claims if it holds together. It could also force the county to reconsider the project.
The Montana Department of Transportation is planning to erect fencing along a section of Interstate Highway 90, effectively blocking wildlife migration, so wildlife advocates are asking the federal government for help.
Experts say there’s been no major regeneration events for the saguaro cactus in at least the last 20 years. Dry winters and early monsoons may be significant factors.
Delia Schmidt writes, "Montanans have a constitutional right to a clean and healthful environment. These bills are incredibly damaging to our democracy and to our climate."