MT: Public Lands/Wilderness
Wednesday, September 18, 2024
$8 million to be used to reduce Montana wildfire fuel
The U.S. Forest Service is spending $8 million to reduce wildfire risk in Montana, part of a larger federal program funded by the Inflation Reduction …
Monday, September 16, 2024
Montana suit: Logging project threatens critical habitat
Two conservation groups have filed suit in a federal court in Montana to stop a U.S. Forest Service logging project that would clear cut large stands …
Montana federal judge rules for threatened Arctic grayling
A federal district court judge in Missoula has ruled the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service must reconsider whether to list Montana's Arctic grayling …
Dangerous floods loom following Montana wildfires
The Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation has issued flood alerts following wildfires burning huge swaths of the state. Floods …
Coalition: Mine threatens Montana's iconic Smith River
Nearly 10,000 Montanans have petitioned the U.S. Forest Service to prevent mining activity in the iconic Smith River watershed. The Smith is known …
Federal judge blocks logging project, protects iconic hawk
A federal court judge in Montana blocked a large project which would have logged or clear-cut more than 10,000 acres of old-growth forest and threaten…
After 83-year-old gored in Yellowstone, wildlife experts warn bison 'not in a zoo'
Wildlife experts are warning people not to get too close to the animals in national parks as the summer travel season heats up. Overeager tourists …
Judge set to rule on massive MT logging project
A federal judge in Montana is holding a hearing next Tuesday on a motion for an injunction against the Pintler Face logging and burning project on Bea…
MT groups fight to preserve new BLM oil and gas rule
Montana groups are working to save a new Bureau of Land Management rule about oil and gas leasing on public lands. They have hand-delivered a …
New oil and gas mining rules benefit wilderness, rankle companies
The Bureau of Land Management has released a pair of rules that will change how the agency manages 245 million acres of public land. The rules …
SB 442 veto override ballots due back this week
Ballots are due back in the Montana Secretary of State's office later this week, as lawmakers decide whether to override Gov. Greg Gianforte's veto …
MT researchers: Let smaller wildfires burn
A new study in the journal Nature Communications by Montana researchers said suppressing small wildfires is leading to larger, more intense and …