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'I hope I live long enough to see a resolution': Gallatin Valley homeowner caught in Montana water rights legal limbo amid DNRC lawsuit

Three years after Ron Rogers and his wife, Stefanie Snow, purchased their home in Gallatin Valley’s Riverwood East subdivision in 2022, he was diagnosed with a rare and incurable form of cancer. To preserve his quality of life they decided to sell the house and relocate closer to an

A deep-ocean climate plan wins rare EPA approval, but is sinking plants in the sea the answer?

A deep-ocean climate plan wins rare EPA approval, but is sinking plants in the sea the answer?

Innovators who are working on ways to pull carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere to fight climate change are having a tough time lately. Their biggest supporter, Microsoft, recently began telling partners that it is pausing its carbon removal purchases. To get a sense of how big of a deal

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

Colombian ex-fisherman swaps trade for saving Caribbean coral

Colombian ex-fisherman swaps trade for saving Caribbean coral

Yerson Granados used to fish off Colombia's Caribbean coast for a living, but when he discovered the havoc he was wreaking on coral reefs, he changed his ways. The 56-year-old from the city of Santa Marta now earns his keep saving coral, which is vital for

'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,

River experts urge life jackets as more Montanans head to the water

ALBERTON, Mont. — As warmer temperatures bring more people to Montana rivers, local river experts said wearing a life jacket (PFD - Personal Flotation Device) and planning ahead can make a big difference on the water. Tom Barry, owner of Zoo Town Surfers, said this even goes for strong swimmers. “All of

Proposed Bonner data center company seeks 100 megawatt facility

The developers of a proposed artificial intelligence data center in Bonner told Missoula County the facility could use up 100 megawatts after a "full build out" of the site, according to public records filed this week. Data center company Krambu announced in March that it seeks to use