Energy & Land
Transformer Fire at Fort Peck Dam Knocks Out Power to More Than 3,100 Montana Homes
A transformer failure at the Fort Peck Dam powerhouse in northeastern Montana touched off a grass fire, downed a live…
Gianforte confirms USDA drought disaster status for five Montana counties
Governor Greg Gianforte confirmed on Thursday that the U.S. Department of Agriculture has designated five Montana counties as primary natural…
DNRC Accepts Comments on Bison Grazing Proposal Following Supreme Court Order
The Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC) has opened a public comment window for a proposal by American…
Montana Commission Sets 300-Wolf Harvest Quota, Cutting Previous Season’s Limit by One-Third
The Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission voted unanimously to approve a statewide wolf harvest quota of 300 animals for the…
Quantica Plans Deep Aquifer for Data Center Water in Rural Montana
Big Sky Digital Infrastructure, the developer behind the proposed Quantica energy and data center project in Yellowstone County, outlined detailed…
Energy & LandMontana Wheat Harvest Yields Little Profit as Global Supply Crisis Lifts Prices but Not Enough
Tryg Koch stood in a 70-acre field near Rose Crossing north of Kalispell in mid-August, watching his newly purchased combine…
Constellation Brands pledges $100 million to bolster Montana barley production
Constellation Brands, the maker of Modelo and Corona beer, announced a $100 million investment over five years aimed at supporting…
Energy & LandSheehy Pushes Prescribed Burns and Unified Wildfire Service as 2026 Season Ranks Among Worst
U.S. Senator Tim Sheehy is advancing a legislative strategy centered on controlled burning and federal reorganization to address what officials…
Energy & LandTwo Beaverhead County Wildfires Top 44,000 Combined Acres as 600-Plus Firefighters Work Containment Lines
More than 600 firefighters and support personnel are battling a pair of large wildfires burning across Beaverhead County in southwest…
Energy & LandNature Grove Fire near Hamilton expands to 900 acres, nears Skalkaho Highway
A lightning-sparked wildfire burning 13 miles east of Hamilton has grown to nearly 900 acres and moved to within a…