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Road-building in the Flathead National Forest is harming threatened grizzly bears and bull trout, according to a federal judge.
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The Kootenai National Forest is planning a 3,000-acre project to mitigate wildfire risk near Eureka under an emergency designation.
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has reached a settlement with a Great Falls oil refinery for its federal Clean Air Act violations. Groundwater near a lake in the Swan Valley has not been contaminated due to wastewater leaking from a nearby holding pond.
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Environmental advocates this week filed a lawsuit against a proposed logging project southwest of West Yellowstone.
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Federal agencies are considering the first nationwide plan for regulating rock climbing on public lands. The public is being asked to comment.
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The U.S. Forest Service says they will invest nearly $70 million into co-management agreements with tribes. The announcement came out of a tribal summit at the White House last week.
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The city of Missoula, the nonprofit Trout Unlimited, the U.S. Forest Service and other partner agencies are tackling a $500,000 dam decommissioning in the remote Rattlesnake Wilderness. A proposal to remove the McKinley Lake dam is awaiting approval.
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A Helena law firm has sued the state over a records request. Republican Brad Johnson has entered the U.S. Senate race. State environmental regulators are cracking down on a leaking wastewater pond near Holland Lake
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The project near Olney is within the area burned by the East Fork Fire this summer. The project would allow for logging on 250 acres to salvage fire-killed trees that would otherwise decay. It would also include a half-mile of temporary road construction.
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The owner of a historic lakeside lodge in the Swan Valley said he’s backing down from a plan to expand the resort. The move sparked celebration for a group opposed to the project.