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Amanda Eggert

Ninth Circuit denies youth lawsuit challenging Trump's handling of climate change: 'Relief sought by Livingston girl and co-plaintiffs violates separation of powers'

A legal effort by 22 young Americans to curb atmosphere-warming greenhouse gas emissions experienced a major setback Tuesday. The Ninth Circuit Court rejected a lawsuit seeking to reverse President Donald Trump’s efforts to expand fossil fuel development. In a 10-page opinion, the Ninth Circuit wrote that the

With limited public involvement, Montana Land Board overhauls land-swap process

The Montana Land Board voted Monday to overhaul the process it uses to evaluate land-swap proposals. This is the first time the Land Board has made sweeping changes to Montana’s land-swap policy in more than 20 years, and it happened with limited public notice. State Auditor James

Drones enter Montana corner-crossing debate

Can a hunter in Montana legally access “corner-locked” public land if they use a ladder to avoid adjoining private property? Is corner-crossing trespassing if a hunter is on horseback? How does the legal calculation change if the hunter uses a helicopter to access public land surrounded by private

What happens to utility bills when data centers come to town?

What happens to utility bills when data centers come to town?

In the last 18 months, NorthWestern Energy has inked agreements with at least three data centers eager to set up shop in Montana. And as of February, at least 11 companies had shown interest in funneling electricity generated or transmitted by NorthWestern into data centers, microchip-stuffed warehouses that fuel

Montana FWP floats proposal to close East Gallatin to fishing from boats

It’s been decades since anglers have been able to fish one of the region’s most popular rivers, the Gallatin, from a boat. That’s due to a 45-year-old regulation designed to prevent user-group conflicts and preserve the wade-fishing experience that recreationists from Gallatin Valley

'This year is worse': Why a Montana city is running out of water

'This year is worse': Why a Montana city is running out of water

FAIRFIELD — Chuck Dale, Fairfield’s water supervisor, wasn’t satisfied with the rain that blew across north-central Montana on Wednesday. It wasn’t nearly enough to refill the depleted wells in the 800-person town about 35 miles west of Great Falls. “Take a 30-foot cylinder, fill it

Forest Service develops ‘sustained yield’ aimed at propping up Montana’s flagging timber industry

Forest Service develops ‘sustained yield’ aimed at propping up Montana’s flagging timber industry

After the U.S. Forest Service unveiled a proposal last month to give Montana’s lumber industry a “predictable” timber supply from three national forests, questions about the agency’s plan to incorporate an 82-year-old law into a modern forest-management framework abounded. Broadly speaking, the Tri-Forest