Energy & Land
Montana Fertilizer Costs Pull Back After Strait of Hormuz Disruption Eases
Montana grain farmers are seeing some relief at the fertilizer counter as urea prices retreat from recent highs, following the…
Montana Tri-Forest Plan Targets 500 Million Board Feet, Wildfire Risk Reduction
Governor Greg Gianforte and the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation on Tuesday announced their support for a new…
Energy & LandBozeman Offers Free Irrigation Audits as Montana Enters Sixth Straight Drought Year
With roughly 85 percent of Montana experiencing drought or abnormally dry conditions, the city of Bozeman is leaning on a…
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…