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Supporters say proposal would put landscape protection ‘on equal footing’ with grazing and drilling.

Limiting the government’s authority to regulate wetlands under the Clean Water Act, the Supreme Court ended a nearly two-decade-old dispute Thursday.

Lucy Dayton writes, "So much for being objective as a public land steward and listening to the American public, who recognize Holland Lake and public lands as a crucial corridor for wildlife."

Drug needles, trash, violence and other concerns mounting in areas around Missoula as a result of urban camping prompted the City Council on Wednesday to declare an emergency and change an ordinance allowing officials to move homeless campers from city parks, trails and conservation lands.

A Kansas woman died after falling off a rocky overhang in Glacier National Park Monday.

Steve Kelly writes, "Today’s propaganda is sophisticated and abstract, designed to mislead the (fear-ridden) public into believing government nonsense about 'forest resilience treatments' to 'restore these lands back to health.'"

Four months after the state of Montana took a review board to court regarding selenium pollution in Lake Koocanusa, four conservation groups are suing not only the review board but also a Canadian coal mining company and the Lincoln County commission.

Locals are pressuring the U.S. Forest Service to assign the responsibility of reviewing a Holland Lake Lodge permit to someone other than the Flathead National Forest supervisor.

California, Arizona and Nevada announced Monday they have come up with a plan to save 3 million acre-feet of water by 2026 to help bolster the dwindling Colorado River and lakes Mead and Powell, which 40 million people in the West depend on for water.

In an effort to eradicate an invasive plant in Flathead Lake, Missoula County will look to Switzerland and become the first in the U.S to farm and introduce a weevil suited for the task.