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NorthWestern Energy electric rates higher than regional peers
Montana's utility regulation commission has come under criticism recently for an agreement that lets the state's largest power company, NorthWestern Energy, implement a 28 percent... — Updated 11/15/2023
Legislative audit describes lack of trust, communication between FWP headquarters and game wardens
Wardens working for Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks described a shift toward enforcement and administrative tasks that has moved the division toward a "cop" culture versus the... — Updated 10/2/2023
SCOTUS wetlands rollback through a development lens
BOZEMAN - On a recent rainy June day, Leanne Roulson pointed out features of a soggy area just inside the Bozeman city limits suggestive of a wetland. Cattails poked out from... — Updated 6/20/2023
BLM rule proposes to put conservation on 'equal footing' with other uses
Through June 20, the Bureau of Land Management is accepting comments on a public land proposal that the agency put conservation priorities - e.g., ecological health and the... — Updated 5/30/2023
Forever no more? Bill seeks to restrict state's access to perpetual conservation easements
A broad assortment of industry groups, conservation nonprofits, ranching families and hunting and fishing access advocates on Tuesday testified in opposition to a bill that would impose term limits on many conservation easements ac... — Updated 2/23/2023
Whitebark pine receives federal protection under Endangered Species Act
Citing threats posed by disease and climate change, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced today that the whitebark pine is receiving federal protection under the Endangered... — Updated 12/20/2022
Wildlife Watch: grizzly bear management
This story is excerpted from the Montan Free Press MT Lowdown, a weekly newsletter digest containing original reporting and analysis published every Friday. In anticipation of... — Updated 12/18/2022
Montana petitions U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to delist NCDE grizzlies
Gov. Greg Gianforte’s office announced today that the state is petitioning the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to remove Endangered Species Act protections for grizzly bears in the Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem, citing... — Updated 8/31/2022 
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How does the wildlife cross the road?
Road ecologists say wildlife crossings are one of the best ways to reduce wildlife-vehicles collisions and mitigate one of the most significant human impacts on ecosystems. This... — Updated 8/31/2022
Wildlife crossings, the Wyoming way
Road ecologists say wildlife crossings are one of the best ways to reduce wildlife-vehicle collisions and mitigate one of the most significant human impacts on ecosystems. This... — Updated 8/31/2022
Gianforte sets wildfire priorities for 'above-normal' season
In a wildfire briefing at the state Capitol attended by more than a dozen land use and wildfire response agency leaders, Gov. Greg Gianforte said he wants to double the number of... — Updated 6/16/2021
Living with Fire
In this three-part series, Montana Free Press examines how federal land management agencies have approached wildfire in the past and highlights public sector efforts to make... — Updated 7/23/2019
Living with Fire
NOTE: In this three-part series, Montana Free Press examines how federal land management agencies have approached wildfire in the past and highlights key public and private sector... — Updated 7/17/2019
Living with Fire Part 1: The evolution of Wildfire Suppression
Note: As the West enters another fire season, where, how and why federal land management agencies decide to suppress wildfires and implement fuel reduction projects will be hotly de... — Updated 7/10/2019
