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Panelists in Gallatin Gateway discussion push back on data centers

Panelists in Gallatin Gateway discussion push back on data centers

Thousands of data centers across the country are powering the artificial intelligence systems that have become a part of our daily lives, and Montana is no stranger to this development. About 50 people came to the Gallatin Gateway Community Center for a panel discussion on Monday night to hear about

Area of Alaskan permafrost that’s size of Greece thawing

Area of Alaskan permafrost that’s size of Greece thawing

By Stephen Beech An area of Alaskan permafrost the size of Greece is thawing, reveals new research. Arctic and global climate patterns may never be the same as a result, scientists warned. As temperatures rise, the Arctic is warming around four times faster than the rest of the planet, accelerating

Big Sky touts water reuse as Montana panel examines expanding water recycling

Could one of Montana’s most expensive resort communities be an example of water reuse and conservation for the rest of the state? Or is the process so costly and complicated that reproducing Big Sky’s success at recycling as much as 170 to 190 million gallons of water a

Maintain the Roadless Rule on national forests | George Wuerthner

In 2001, the Forest Service passed the Roadless Rule Conservation Act. The Trump administration is seeking to rescind the Act. During a brief public comment period, 99% of the respondents opposed the idea. The Roadless Rule affected 58.5 million acres of Forest Service roadless lands and put them off-

Riffle-and-Pool: Carving a new home for fish habitat in Anaconda's Fifer Gulch Creek

Riffle-and-Pool: Carving a new home for fish habitat in Anaconda's Fifer Gulch Creek

ANACONDA — Alex Leone stood at the edge of an engineered meander and imagined an eager youngster standing there someday making memories with a fishing rod. Leone is president of the George Grant Chapter of Trout Unlimited. The storied chapter is shepherding an ambitious project to transform the ditched and channelized

'We're in trouble': Legislative panels sound alarm over southwest Montana rivers

The chairman asked for succinct and Jim Keane of Butte delivered. “We’re in trouble,” he said. Keane, a former legislator, is a citizen member of the Environmental Quality Council. It met Wednesday morning in Helena to discuss Montana’s rivers and hear from the members of three panels — one

'The bill is coming due': Reconciling the future of Southwest Montana's iconic trout fisheries

Conservationists and fishing guides continue to express concern about the condition of Southwest Montana’s fisheries after a mild winter, unseasonably warm spring temperatures, and the prospect of a hot and dry summer. “Water-quality parameters related to trout fisheries are in the pits; they’re circling the drain,” Guy