environment

The Environmental Protection Agency has recommended that Missoula's former Smurfit-Stone mill site be listed as a priority for Superfund status.

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According to Montana's Public Service Commission (PSC), a forthcoming rule change by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) could put Montana in jeopardy.

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In a speech on Thursday, Max Baucus sounded almost homesick as he spoke of the natural glories of Glacier National Park and the nearby north fork of the Flathead river.

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The Montana Legislature is moving ahead with plans to restrict where wild bison can be moved within the state and to decrease the size of herds.

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2% - That's the amount of headway that the University of Montana has made towards reaching carbon neutrality.

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The annual Conservation in the West poll was released this week, Jan. 6, and showed a high level of public ignorance when it comes to energy development on public lands.

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Energy companies, environmental groups, and even Hollywood stars are watching to see what decisions President Barack Obama makes about regulating or promoting natural gas drilling.

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Environmental groups issue a new lawsuit hoping to force the U.S. Forest Service to perform an environmental assessment before removing hazardous trees in the Lewis and Clark Forest.

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BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — On the site of a vermiculite plant that once spewed deadly asbestos dust across the mountain community of Libby, grass is sprouting and freshly-planted trees are taking root in a new town park

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TROY, Mont. (AP) — Western Montana's forests are home to some of the state's largest and oldest trees, including the dense 100-acre site called Ross Creek Cedars where some of these giants grow to 10 feet in diameter

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