This week Denbury Incorporated completed a 105-mile pipeline that will transport Carbon Dioxide to fields in the Cedar Creek Anticline from Wyoming to enhance oil recovery which will extend production for decades. President and CEO Chris Kendall broke down the process and the goal of the system on Voices of Montana.
USDA Announces Investment In Six Watershed Infrastructure Projects In Montana
The U.S. Department of Agriculture will invest $420 million in 132 infrastructure projects in 31 states, including $330,000 in six projects in Montana. Northern News Network’s Eric Young has details.
Great Falls Nonprofit Informing The Public On Student Debt Payment Options
The Public Service Loan Forgiveness program cancels student debt for public servants after they make ten years of payments and was streamlined by the Biden administration last year. Jordyn Rogers, Deputy Director of the Great Falls-based financial nonprofit Rural Dynamics, says because it eliminates student debt after 120 monthly payments peop...
Montana Department of Commerce Working To Educate Tourists On Responsible Recreation
Keeping the Last Best Place is more than a motto according to Jan Savito Chief of the Montana Department of Commerce. During the recent Governor’s Conference on Tourism and Recreation in Billings she was on Voices of Montana and suggested…
FWP Updates Drought Outlook
During a meeting in the state capitol this week the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission provided an update on the current drought outlook heading into the summer. Fish Wildlife and Parks Fisheries Administrator Eileen Ryce.
Montana Highway Patrol Stepping Up Fentanyl Seizures
As the drug problem keep growing Montana law enforcement has stepped up too. Colonel Steve Lavin the head of the Montana Highway Patrol was on Voices of Montana.
Former Russia Ambassador Speaks On Current Conflict At UM
Former U.S. Ambassador to Russia and Glasgow-born Michael McFaul recently spoke at the University of Montana’s Mansfield Institute to discuss a range of topics including Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. He believes Vladimir Putin underestimated its resistance and is now changing Russia’s plans.
AIANTA Promotes Tribal Tourism In Montana At Governor’s Conference
Tourism is one of Montana’s leading industries. The American Indian Alaska Native Tourism Association’s CEO Sherry Rupert explains how the growing Native American tourism industry benefits Montana, despite being operated by local tribal governments.
New CO2 Pipeline Opens In Bell Creek
A 20-inch Denbury Incorporated Greencore pipeline filled with CO2 spanning 232 miles from Denbury Incorporated’s LaBarge oil Field in Wyoming terminates at its Belle Creek Oil Field in Montana to be used to coax recoverable oil from the ground that other means can’t. Tuesday, Senator Steve Daines was in Baker for its ceremonial opening....
PBR Teams Up With Nonprofit To Educate & Empower Young Women
The nonprofit Grit and Grace Foundation is teaming up with Professional Bullriders to offer young Montana girls a chance to win a national scholarship and a trip to next week’s PBR in Billings. Grit and Grace founder Fanchon Stinger on their mission and how to apply.