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May 26, 2023 at 8:55 am

Judge says fire retardant drops are polluting streams but allows use to continue

In a lawsuit filed by environmental groups, a judge ruled that chemical retardant is polluting streams in Western states but says it can keep being...

Adam Botkin, a football TikTok influencer, edits a video for a post on Wednesday, May 3, 2023. Botkin, a former walk-on place kicker and punter for the Montana Grizzlies, said it was a scary time for him as a content creator in Montana. (AP Photo/Tommy Martino)

May 18, 2023 at 4:04 pm

TikTok content creators file lawsuit against Montana over first-in-nation law banning app

Five TikTok content creators have filed a lawsuit to overturn a planned ban on the video sharing app in Montana.

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FILE – An ivory-billed woodpecker specimen is on a display at the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco, Friday, Sept. 24, 2021. New video and photographs purporting to show ivory-billed woodpeckers flying in a Louisiana forest were published by researchers Thursday, May 18, 2023, as government officials said they will make a final decision on whether the birds are extinct by the end of the year. (AP Photo/Haven Daley, File) LA401 LA401

May 18, 2023 at 10:36 am

Videos show purported ivory-billed woodpeckers as US moves toward extinction decision

New video and photographs purporting to show ivory-billed woodpeckers flying in a Louisiana forest have been published by researchers.

May 17, 2023 at 8:03 am

Criminal cases for killing eagles decline as wind turbine dangers grow VIEW

Criminal cases brought by wildlife officials for killing or injuring eagles have fallen, despite concern that wind energy is jeopardizing golden eagles.

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May 16, 2023 at 9:07 pm

Criminal cases for killing eagles decline as wind turbine dangers grow VIEW

Criminal cases brought by U.S. wildlife officials for harming protected bald and golden eagles dropped sharply in recent years, despite growing concern that wind energy...

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FILE – Cattle graze along a section of the Missouri River that includes the Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument near Fort Benton, Mont., on Sept. 19, 2011. A Biden administration proposal would allow the sales of conservation leases on federal lands to restore degraded habitat. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown, File) LA701 LA701

May 14, 2023 at 9:23 pm

Biden plan to sell land leases for conservation gets pushback

More than a century after the U.S. started selling oil leases on public lands, the Biden administration is seeking to let conservationists lease government property...

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May 11, 2023 at 9:28 pm

Judge says youth climate lawsuit will proceed to trial in Montana after state tried to scuttle case

A Montana judge on Friday said a climate change lawsuit from young people challenging the state’s pro-fossil fuel policies will proceed to trial despite efforts...

Rep. Zooey Zephyr, D-Missoula, sits in a meeting of the House Judiciary Committee in the Montana State Capitol in Helena, Mont. on Monday, May 1, 2023. Rep. Zephyr asked a court Monday to allow for her return to the House floor after she was silenced and barred for chiding her Republican colleagues over legislation to restrict gender-affirming health care and for encouraging protesters. (Thom Bridge/Independent Record via AP) MTHEL202 MTHEL202

May 2, 2023 at 3:16 pm

Judge rejects Zooey Zephyr bid to return to Montana House VIEW

Rep. Zooey Zephyr, the transgender Montana lawmaker who was silenced, cannot return to the statehouse House floor and participate in debate, a judge ruled Tuesday.

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FILE – Rep. Zooey Zephyr poses for a photo at the Montana State Capitol in Helena, Mont., on April 26, 2023. The banishment of transgender lawmaker Zephyr from Montana’s House floor has showcased the rising power of hardline conservatives who are leveraging divisive social issues to gain political influence. (AP Photo/Tommy Martino, File) FX603 FX603

May 1, 2023 at 9:12 am

Montana Rep. Zooey Zephyr sues over removal from House floor VIEW

Montana state Rep. Zooey Zephyr is casting votes from a statehouse snack bar after asking a court to allow for her return to the House...

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April 28, 2023 at 9:27 pm

Zooey Zephyr row spotlights rise of GOP far-right caucuses

The banishment of the transgender lawmaker from Montana’s House floor has showcased the rising power of hard-line conservatives.