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EPA slashes regulations on refrigerants finalized during Biden-era

(The Center Square) – The Environmental Protection Agency is slashing some regulations on refrigerants finalized in the Biden-era in an effort it says will reduce grocery costs for Americans and compliance costs for businesses. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin said the move would save American families more than $2.4 billion.

Yale study reveals animals changing behavior thanks to humans

Yale study reveals animals changing behavior thanks to humans

By Stephen Beech Animals in the wild are changing their behavior after watching humans, reveals new research. Up to two-thirds of species — including deer, raccoons and birds — are changing their behavioral patterns in response to seeing people in their natural environment, say scientists. An analysis of millions of animal

'We've never seen anything like this': Groups warn of data centers at Missoula meeting

Representatives from four environmental nonprofits gave a presentation in Missoula on Tuesday night to sound the alarm bells about the harms that may come from data centers in Montana if they're allowed to consume vast quantities of electricity. "We are driving a car off a cliff,"

Emails: Massive gas power plants planned north of Billings for Broadview data center

A data center proposed north of Billings intends to utilize gas plants to provide more energy than every single residential customer typically uses in Montana. The Billings Gazette learned of data center developer Quantica Infrastructure’s plans after the newspaper submitted a records request to the Montana Department of Environmental

Eat, Bleat, Repeat: Montana goat company helps landowners reduce wildfire fuels

Eat, Bleat, Repeat: Montana goat company helps landowners reduce wildfire fuels

SHERIDAN, Mont. — As wildfire season approaches, a local business is offering landowners another way to clear grass and weeds from their property. Goats can offer an eco-friendly way to manage land, whether it be regular real estate property, agricultural land or grazing land for other livestock, explained Ohana Goats

Climate change threatens iconic seabird species with extinction

Climate change threatens iconic seabird species with extinction

By Stephen Beech Iconic seabird species including the albatross and petrel face being wiped out by global warming, warns a new study. Researchers found the seabirds' world is ever shrinking as oceans warm. They are retreating into smaller areas of ocean and traveling further to find new places to

161 Acres Added to Custer-Gallatin National Forest Near Yellowstone

More than 150 acres near Yellowstone National Park’s northern border have been protected from mining and development. The Bozeman-based conservation group Greater Yellowstone Coalition, nationwide nonprofit The Conservation Fund, and the U.S. Forest Service have partnered to add 161 acres to the Custer-Gallatin National Forest. “It’