Energy & Land
Forest Service Chief Schultz Launches Sweeping Reorganization, Shifts Power to States
U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Schultz is overseeing the largest structural reorganization of the federal agency in roughly a century,…
Montana Wildlife Officials See Hope for Drought-Stressed Mule Deer Herds After Spring Rains
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks officials are cautiously optimistic that recent rainfall across north-central Montana could begin reversing years of…
Judge blocks Montana land agency from halting bison grazing approvals amid conservation dispute
A Helena district court judge temporarily halted a state directive that prevented Montana’s natural resources agency from approving new bison…
Energy & LandMontana Inspectors Intercept Zebra Mussel-Laden Minnesota Boat Before Georgetown Lake Launch
A wake boat traveling from Minnesota to Georgetown Lake near Anaconda was stopped at a Montana inspection station after aquatic…
Montana Joins 11-State Coalition to Accelerate Western Transmission Projects
Governor Greg Gianforte announced Montana’s entry into the Western Transmission Expansion Coalition, a multi-state initiative designed to streamline the approval…
Gov. Gianforte Signs Montana Into 11-State Western Transmission Coalition
Montana officially joined a multi-state effort to expand and streamline electrical transmission infrastructure across the West, Governor Greg Gianforte announced…
Energy & LandStillwater County Commissioners to Decide on 26,000-Head Sheep Feedlot Over Molt Neighbors’ Objections
Stillwater County commissioners are weighing whether to approve a conditional use permit for a large sheep feedlot near Molt, Montana,…
Montana Fire Officials Adapt to New Federal Wildland Agency as 2026 Fire Season Gets Underway
Fire officials across Montana are preparing for the 2026 wildfire season while navigating a significant restructuring of the federal agencies…
Montana Nonprofit Abundant Montana Aims to Rebuild the State’s Local Food Economy
A Helena-area farm and a growing network of Montana producers are at the center of a push by nonprofit Abundant…
Park County Takes to the Air to Map Wildfire Risk Ahead of Dangerous Season
A small aircraft carrying elected officials, landowners, and emergency managers swept over Park County this week as part of an…