A mining company with eyes on an area between Las Vegas and Reno rich in lithium and boron was dealt a setback by the Bureau of Land Management over an endangered plant.
In 2021, Wildlife Services purposely killed more than 400,000 wild animals, including smaller species like bobcats, foxes, beavers and river otters. Through trapping, it also accidentally killed almost 2,800 animals, according to USDA reports.
Three juvenile grizzly bears in Montana were euthanized after they tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza last fall in what the state says were the first documented cases of the virus in grizzly bears.
A transportation study on US Highway 93 between Lolo and Florence is entering its final stage and is expected to produce a number of recommendations to improve safety and reduce the number of wildlife collisions within the corridor.
Wildlife advocates opposed a bill regarding the management of grizzly bears partly because there was no mention of nonlethal control or improving connectivity between populations.
If western states do not agree on a plan to safeguard the Colorado River — the source of the region’s vitality — there won’t be enough water for anyone.
Environmental groups and Democrats see federal divestment as a step toward restricting access to places to which all Americans should have a claim. States couldn’t afford to protect public lands, which would lead them to sell to private companies, they say.
Citing a need for reliable power, NorthWestern Energy on Monday night announced an agreement to secure ownership of Colstrip Units 3 and 4 while the owner, Avista, retains the responsibility of decommissioning and cleaning the plant when it eventually shutters.
To truck the commercial logs out, FWP would build a third of a mile of new road and reconstruct 21 miles of out-of-commission roads. It would also maintain 14 miles of road by clearing all trees to a distance of 10 feet on both sides of the road.
Citing a need to secure a domestic supply of lithium for electric car batteries, the Biden Administration has pledged $700 million for a planned lithium mine on the habitat of an endangered Nevada wildflower.