Energy & Land
Montana Among Hardest-Hit States as Forest Service Wildfire Prep Work Plunges in 2025
The U.S. Forest Service completed work on roughly 1.5 million fewer acres of wildfire mitigation in 2025 compared to the…
Montana Fire Season Outlook Grows Grim as Snowpack Vanishes Early and Drought Spreads
Montana is entering the 2026 wildfire season with a concerning mix of conditions: an unusually early snowmelt, expanding drought east…
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
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
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
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
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
NorthWestern Energy Group, the Butte-based utility serving much of Montana, has reaffirmed its earnings targets for 2026 while laying out…