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Wyoming DOT Resumes I-90 Work Near Montana Border as Year Two of Major Rebuild Gets Underway

A significant stretch of Interstate 90 near the Wyoming-Montana state line is entering its second construction season, with the Wyoming…

Montana and U.S. Forest Service Add Lolo National Forest to Growing Shared Stewardship Program
Energy & Land

Montana and U.S. Forest Service Add Lolo National Forest to Growing Shared Stewardship Program

The Gianforte administration and the U.S. Forest Service announced Thursday that 345,000 acres in the Lolo National Forest will be…

Montana and Federal Foresters Expand Shared Stewardship Pact to Nearly One Million Acres
Energy & Land

Montana and Federal Foresters Expand Shared Stewardship Pact to Nearly One Million Acres

A third landscape has been added to Montana’s cooperative forest management program with the U.S. Forest Service, bringing the total…

Montana’s Moisture Recovery Has Not Erased Wildfire Risk in East and Southwest Regions
Energy & Land

Montana’s Moisture Recovery Has Not Erased Wildfire Risk in East and Southwest Regions

Despite some improvement in moisture conditions across Montana this spring, fire forecasters have identified areas of the state where above-normal…

Montana Enters 2026 Fire Season With Snowpack Concerns and Lingering Uncertainty
Energy & Land

Montana Enters 2026 Fire Season With Snowpack Concerns and Lingering Uncertainty

Montana officials gathered in Helena on June 2 for a state fire season briefing, and the picture that emerged was…

NorthWestern Energy Outlines $3.2 Billion Capital Plan as Black Hills Merger Advances
Energy & Land

NorthWestern Energy Outlines $3.2 Billion Capital Plan as Black Hills Merger Advances

NorthWestern Energy Group, the Butte-based utility serving much of Montana, has reaffirmed its earnings targets for 2026 while laying out…