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Montana

Clouds of Concern Linger as Wildfires Drag into Flu Season and Covid Numbers Swell

The deadly virus adds new uncertainties, while a growing body of research shows significant and enduring health risks from wildfire smoke.

By Judy Fahys

he smoke wave and pyrocumulus cloud from the East Troublesome Fire. Photo taken at 6:06pm 10-21-20 from Coal Creek Heights Dr. at an elevation of 8762 ft. looking NNW. The most prominent peak is Bald Mountain on the south end of Indian Peaks Wilderness.
Bighorn sheep like these in Unaweep Canyon and wild, wide-open spaces on the Uncompahgre Plateau of western Colorado are threatened by decisions tied to the de facto leader at the Bureau of Land Management, say the state of Montana and conservation groups

A Judge's Ruling Ousted Federal Lands Chief. Now Some Want His Decisions Tossed, Too

By Judy Fahys

Montana Gov. Steve Bullock (left) is running against Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.) to represent Montana in the Senate. Credit: Scott Olson/Getty Images; Drew Angerer/Getty Images

Senate 2020: In Montana, Big Sky Country, Climate Change is Playing a Role in a Crucial Toss-Up Race

By Judy Fahys

Old lodgepole pines in Montana killed by the mountain pine beetle stand beside young, healthy trees in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest. Credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

In Montana, Children File Suit to Protect ‘the Last Best Place’

By Judy Fahys

Rural Montana

Bad Faith in Negotiations over Oil Sands Pipe?

By Elizabeth McGowan

Neb. Senator Wants Oil Pipeline Away from Major Aquifer

By Elizabeth McGowan

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In Montana Carbon Sequestration Fight, CO2 is Not Coca Cola

By David Sassoon

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