Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is teaming up with the University of Montana to study how elk survive in northwest Montana and what role predators and people might play.
Gov. Greg Gianforte’s office has filed a legal brief calling for delaying a proposal for expanded bison grazing on public land in north-central Montana, the latest step in the state’s attempt to block the plan.
The Environmental Integrity Project said the 72 civil enforcement cases closed in court during the fiscal year that ended in September under President Joe Biden’s administration was the “lowest number in at least 22 years.”
s much of the United States reels from a paralyzing arctic blast, California and the West Coast is looking to the Pacific where an atmospheric river is shaping up to bring much needed rain to close out the year.
The Arctic air mass that moved into Montana late Tuesday night has broken decades-old records in parts of the state and will threaten record low maximum temperatures.
The scientists suggest that this could bode well for the ability of trout species to survive the ongoing impacts of climate change, including more frequent and larger wildfires, and warmer water temperatures.
Funding from the Environmental Protection Agency and revolving loans have helped the City of Missoula make progress in cleaning a number of contaminated properties for redevelopment – a process expected to achieve several large milestones next year.
Anticipating the delisting of grizzly bears, FWP wants the Legislature to pass a bill saying FWP will “manage grizzly bear populations at levels to maintain the delisted status.”
Efforts by Rep. Matt Rosendale and a small group of House Republicans to block a federal spending package that's needed to fund the federal government, including veteran care and public lands, appeared to be on a path toward failure on Tuesday.
Oregon’s Environmental Quality Commission voted unanimously to require auto manufacturers to begin producing and delivering a growing number of zero-emission vehicles to Oregon beginning in 2026, so that they make up 100% of new vehicles sold in the state by 2035.