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Missoula residents raise questions about pesticides in public spaces

Missoula residents raise questions about pesticides in public spaces

Missoula, Mont. — Questions about pesticide use in public spaces were getting more attention in Missoula as people looked more closely at how shared areas were maintained and what products were being used. Rain could do more than soak into the ground. It could also move whatever was already on it,

Climate scrubbed from G7 meeting to appease US, host France says

Climate scrubbed from G7 meeting to appease US, host France says

A meeting of G7 nations on the environment begins in Paris on Thursday but climate change has been left off the agenda to avoid a row with the United States. The office of France's ecology minister Monique Barbut said the two-day meeting would focus on "less

Bureau of Land Management aiming to burn 1,300 acres near Clark Canyon Reservoir

Bureau of Land Management firefighters are shifting their prescribed fire efforts south after a few weeks of successful burn operations in the East Pioneer Mountains. Fire officials announced that operations will shift into three units located in the Red Rock River watershed near Clark Canyon Reservoir this week. If weather

Colombia's ambitious energy transition gets reality check

Colombia's ambitious energy transition gets reality check

Hernan Sarmiento nearly went out of business in the Colombian city of Santa Marta due to his astronomical electricity costs. But a flagship solar project introduced by the country's first left-wing president, Gustavo Petro, allowed him to keep his grocery store and even pass on some of

Just a little late: Frankfurt celebrates new airport terminal

Just a little late: Frankfurt celebrates new airport terminal

Frankfurt airport opened a new terminal on Wednesday, just a few years late and a billion euros over budget, with officials hailing a success in a country notorious for troubled infrastructure projects. Terminal 3 at Germany's biggest airport, which has an 18-metre (60-foot) high ceiling and

Earth Day Reminder: As wildfire risk rises in Montana, mitigation starts at home

After a dry winter and below-average snowpack, experts warn this wildfire season could be more dangerous—here’s how homeowners can prepare. Earth Day is often a time to appreciate the natural beauty of our planet. But this year, it also serves as a reminder of how vulnerable those

'In a pinch right now': Ex-DNRC director highlights growing pressures on Montana water rights

As water temperatures rise and volumes fall, groundwater rights in the Gallatin Valley are becoming increasingly turbulent. For some homeowners, this realization came last winter in the form of paper letters, issued by the Department of Natural Resources and Conservation, notifying them that the water rights they believed were guaranteed