Energy & Land
Great Falls Native Travis Kavulla Tapped to Lead Bonneville Power Administration
Travis Kavulla, a Great Falls native and former Montana Public Service Commissioner, has been selected as the next chief executive…
Daines Pushes Grizzly Delisting and Federal Lands Maintenance Bill at Senate Hearing
Montana Sen. Steve Daines used a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing Monday to press for grizzly bear delisting…
BLM Opens Public Comment Period on 20-Parcel Montana and North Dakota Oil and Gas Lease Sale
The Bureau of Land Management has launched a 30-day public comment period on a proposed oil and gas lease sale…
Energy & LandButte Residents Push Back as EPA Sets Lead Cleanup Standard at 456 ppm — Well Above Community Request
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has established a new soil lead cleanup threshold of 456 parts per million for Butte’s…
Drought Grips 85 Percent of Montana as Wildfire Season Looms
Drought conditions now cover roughly 85 percent of Montana, according to the latest monitoring data, with nearly 6 percent of…
Gianforte Pitches Montana Coal Exports to South Korean Energy Executives in Billings
Governor Greg Gianforte met with five South Korean energy executives in Billings on Wednesday, making a direct pitch for expanded…
Gianforte Hosts Korean Energy Executives in Billings to Expand Montana Coal Exports
Governor Greg Gianforte brought together representatives from South Korea’s major energy companies in Billings on June 17, 2026, for talks…
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Commission Accepts 82-Acre Siskin Island Donation on Upper Yellowstone
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks will permanently manage a new public fishing access site on the Upper Yellowstone River after…
Daines-King Conservation Bill Clears Senate Committee with 64 Cosponsors, Advances to Floor Vote
A bipartisan conservation measure co-authored by Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.) cleared the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on Tuesday,…
Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission Approves 34,610-Acre Conservation Easement in Cabinet Mountains
The Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission has given final approval to a conservation easement covering more than 34,000 acres in…