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Much-needed rains revive Iraq's fabled Mesopotamian Marshes

Much-needed rains revive Iraq's fabled Mesopotamian Marshes

A fishing boat glides quietly across the waters of Iraq's southern marshes, sending gentle ripples shimmering over the once-parched wetlands, now revived by long-awaited rains. Running through almost the entire Huwaizah Marshes, the returning water is dotted with patches of greenery, with buffaloes soaking in it

Tropical forest loss eases after record year: researchers

Tropical forest loss eases after record year: researchers

The pace of tropical forest destruction slowed in 2025 after record losses the year before but remained at worrying levels equivalent to 11 football fields per minute, researchers said Wednesday. The world lost 4.3 million hectares (10.6 million acres) of tropical primary rainforest last year -- down 36 percent

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

Bozeman Clean-Up Week Invites Community Members To Lend A Hand, Clean Streets Of Litter

Bozeman Clean-Up Week Invites Community Members To Lend A Hand, Clean Streets Of Litter

Bozeman, Mont. — Bozeman is getting ready for Clean Up Week 2026 as the city asks residents to help clear litter and debris from neighborhoods and parks. Natalie Meyer, sustainability program manager for the City of Bozeman, says the efforts are tied into the city’s broader goals for environmental sustainability.

'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

Flint sells populist view during GOP debate, Olszewski says federal government the issue

BOZEMAN — For an hour-and-a-half during a Tuesday night Republican primary debate, Aaron Flint, a former talk show radio host running for the state’s Western Congressional district, sounded like he was back on the air. Flint debated Dr. Al Olszewski, the only other Republican running for the

Survey: Montanans increasingly concerned over public land access, sales

Montana voters are increasingly concerned over access to public lands, and a vast majority – 84% — support banning the sale or transfer of public lands. That’s according to the 2026 Voter Survey on Public Lands commissioned by the University of Montana’s Crown of the Continent and Greater Yellowstone Initiative