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Conservation organizations file lawsuit to determine legality of corner crossing in Montana

On Thursday, two conservation organizations filed a lawsuit in Lewis and Clark District Court seeking to “cement the legality” of corner crossing in Montana while respecting private property rights. “It doesn’t matter what side of the barbed wire, or political aisle you stand on, we are all public land

Bureau of Land Management cancels bison grazing leases for American Prairie

The Bureau of Land Management issued a final decision late last week canceling a series of permits that allowed bison grazing on federal land by the nonprofit conservation organization American Prairie. The move, which came after American Prairie and multiple other organizations formally protested a preliminary decision earlier this year,

PERC report says investment in forest fuel treatments leads to decreased wildfire costs

A new report says prescribed burns and thinning projects save money, longterm, highlighting new peer-reviewed economic research on wildfires. The report, released by Bozeman-based Property and Environment Research Center, a “free market environmentalism” nonprofit think-tank, draws heavily on two economics papers looking at fire suppression costs and

Hottest Mays in Montana since 1895

Hottest Mays in Montana since 1895

Hottest Mays in Montana since 1895 In 2022, the continental United States experienced its third hottest July since 1895, according to data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, while 20 states saw one of their 10 hottest days in the same month. The year prior, July marked the hottest

Troubled waters: Jakarta battles deadly, invasive suckerfish

Troubled waters: Jakarta battles deadly, invasive suckerfish

Mounds of slimey carcasses pile up on a riverbank in Jakarta where authorities are fighting an uphill battle against a fast-breeding invasive fish flourishing in Java island's heavily polluted waterways. The sapu-sapu, a sucking fish introduced from South America decades ago to keep Southeast Asian aquariums

'Bragging rights': Belgrade raises toast to best tasting tap water in Montana

The City of Belgrade is taking a victory lap for its utility services after being crowned the “Best Tasting Tap Water” in Montana. The city’s water out-sipped competition in a blind taste test during last week’s annual joint conference of Montana’s leading water associations in Butte,

Coldest Mays in Montana since 1895

Coldest Mays in Montana since 1895

Coldest Mays in Montana since 1895 Stacker compiled a ranking of the coldest Mays in Montana since 1895 using data from the National Centers for Environmental Information. Rankings are based on the lowest average temperature in each month. For each of the coldest months listed below, we've included