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Holland Lake Lodge owners clear wastewater hurdle for reopening

The historic Holland Lake Lodge could soon open for private events after the Missoula Board of Health approved a temporary wastewater plan for the site on Thursday, despite some public concerns it could contaminate groundwater. The health board voted 5-2 to give the owners of the lodge a county

EPA repeals mercury regulations Colstrip owners considered impossible to meet

The Environmental Protection Agency announced its repeal of the 2024 Mercury and Air Toxics Standards Friday — referred to as MATS — allowing the Colstrip power plant to continue operations after its operators argued the more stringent requirement on standards impossible to reach. NorthWestern Energy and Colstrip-plant operator Talen Energy protested

Plastic bottles from 1960s Canada and Japan wash up on beach

Plastic bottles from 1960s Canada and Japan wash up on beach

By Lauren Beavis Hundreds of plastic bottles from 1960s Canada and Japan have washed up on a British beach. The bottles, dating back to the 60s, 70s, and 80s, and hundreds of thousands of polystyrene pieces were discovered on Orkney, off Scotland. Local litter pickers are "completely overwhelmed"

Actually, We Can Take Action Against Climate Change

Actually, We Can Take Action Against Climate Change

When we read news about rising oceans or see pictures of polar bears stranded on melting ice floes, individual action against climate change can seem futile. This relentless doom — with almost no coverage on climate progress — only teaches us to expect failure. News agencies love to highlight the doomsday deadlines,

TotalEnergies in high-stakes French trial over climate change

TotalEnergies in high-stakes French trial over climate change

TotalEnergies faces cutting back oil and gas production if NGOs prevail in a trial that began Thursday over accusations the French energy giant failed to properly consider environmental risks. The case, brought by several NGOs and the city of Paris, is based upon a 2017 law that imposed a "

Turkey fires up coal pollution even as it hosts COP31

Turkey fires up coal pollution even as it hosts COP31

Kaddafi Polat rarely mentions his own health after decades of breathing the polluted air blanketing his village beneath the towering chimneys of a coal‑fired power plant in southern Turkey. What troubles him most is his children. Fine dust settles on cars, laundry and the narrow streets of Cogulhan, a

Frogs from around the world hop into the Museum of the Rockies

Frogs from around the world hop into the Museum of the Rockies

Over a hundred frogs from across the globe clung to leaves and branches while visitors leaned in close to watch them hop, climb and call inside the Museum of the Rockies (MOR). Last Friday, the MOR opened a new traveling exhibit called “Frogs: A Chorus of Colors” to the public.