environment

Economic benefits of fracking vs environmental damage over 400 to 1.

Discarded cigarette butts may seem disgusting, but they’re actually worth cash — they’re now being recycled into things like plastic pallets, guitar picks and even jewelry.

LEWISTON, Idaho (AP) — Two environmental groups say they will file a lawsuit against the U.S. Forest Service concerning a planned logging project in the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests. Friends of the Clearwater in Moscow, Idaho and the Alliance of the Wild Rockies in Helena, Mont...

LIVINGSTON, Mont. (AP) — Maybe duct tape doesn't fix everything. Officials in southern Montana say a Canadian truck driver found that out the hard way when he tried to stop a fuel tank leak with the all-purpose tape before going to sleep at a truck stop near Livingston...

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The state of Montana is suing ConocoPhillips alleging a state fund paid $5.5 million to clean up leaks from fuel storage tanks while the company collected insurance payments to cover the cost of the environmental work...

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Asarco LLC wants three other companies to help pay for environmental cleanup required at its former lead smelter in East Helena and a silver mine near Philipsburg. The Independent Record reports Asarco filed lawsuits in U...

The Pipeline Safety Review Council is looking for public comment on the recent release of its recommendations to the governor. Here are those recommendations.

BUTTE, Mont. (AP) — Butte residents say they want Butte-Silver Bow health officials to examine how dust from the Montana Resources open pit mine and heavy metals could cause health problems. The Montana Standard reports the comments came at two sessions held by the county health department last week to get ideas about what upcoming studies should include...

At the end of April, Honolulu County passed a ban that made Hawaii the first state in the nation to ban plastic bags at store checkouts statewide. Of the four counties in the state, three had previously passed bans and the Honolulu County decision officially made the ban statewide.

The climate change movement is a hard pill for many to swallow and the political nature of the discussion is only hurting its cause.