BLM Makes More Lands Inhabited by Greater Sage-Grouse Available for Energy Development The Trump administration is planning to make more acres of public land available for energy and mineral development, a move that is worrying environmentalists who are monitoring the declining population of greater sage-grouse. On Monday, the Bureau of Land M...
Trump Approves Emergency Declaration for Montana President Donald Trump has approved an emergency declaration for Montana following severe storms across the state last week. Under the declaration, the Federal Emergency Management Agency can provide direct support for lifesaving operations, debris removal, sheltering, and other urgent needs. It...
House Votes to Delist Gray Wolves From Endangered Species List In a vote Thursday afternoon, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill that would delist the gray wolf from the endangered species list nationwide. When gray wolves were initially delisted in Montana and other Western states in 2011, it was done through a similar pro...
. NorthWestern Energy Crews Responding to Wind-Related Outages Across Montana Strong winds across Montana on Wednesday caused power outages and interruptions to communications infrastructure. More than 35,000 NorthWestern Energy customers across the state experienced outages as crews and contractors worked together to restore service as quick...
Governor Gianforte Requests Presidential Major Disaster Declaration Governor Greg Gianforte has asked President Donald Trump to issue a presidential major disaster declaration for Lincoln and Sanders counties and the Blackfeet Nation due to flooding in northwestern Montana. The governor’s request, submitted Tuesday, outlines the known impacts ...
COVID-19, Influenza Case Numbers on the Rise in Montana According to the latest weekly data from the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, there were 274 confirmed influenza cases for the week ending December 6, a 66% increase from the 165 cases reported a week earlier. Hospitalizations also increased, rising from nine patien...
Celebrating 20 Years of Smoke-Free Spaces in Montana Twenty years ago, in 2005, Montana lawmakers passed the Clean Indoor Air Act, declaring that everyone—from bartenders and cocktail waitresses to the night-shift fry cook—deserves clean, smoke-free air. As vaping and marijuana began appearing in public spaces, state lawmakers updated the defi...
After failed Senate votes, Montanans likely to see health costs soar in new year Two opposing plans to address COVID-era insurance subsidies set to expire at the end of the year were rejected by U.S. senators Thursday. Unless Congress reaches an agreement before January 1, approximately 67,000 Montanans who purchase health insurance through th...
Governor Encourages Public Support for Organ Donor Memorial Governor Greg Gianforte is asking Montanans to consider supporting the Threshold of Life Memorial, which honors organ, eye, and tissue donors; encourages education on organ donation; and promotes donor registration. In 2023, the design and location on the Montana State Capitol grounds...
An Active Geyser in Yellowstone National Park Has Gone Quiet: Experts Are Not Sure Why The tallest active geyser in the world sits in Yellowstone National Park’s Norris Geyser Basin. The geyser, which once erupted steaming-hot water hundreds of feet into the air, has gone silent, but the reason remains unclear. Steamboat Geyser was most active...
