Ellis Juhlin
Rocky Mountain Front ReporterEllis Juhlin is MTPR's Rocky Mountain Front reporter. She has a background in environmental reporting and worked as a science reporter at Utah Public Radio and a reporter at Yellowstone Public Radio. She worked as a wildlife biologist before becoming a journalist, and has a Master's Degree in Ecology from Utah State University. She's an average birder and wants you to keep your cat indoors. Her life is run by her two dogs, one of which is afraid of birds.
ellis.juhlin@mso.umt.edu
406-272-2568
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The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld much of a decision to temporarily shorten Montana’s wolf trapping and snaring seasons to protect grizzly bears.
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President Biden nominates a CSKT attorney to fill a federal judgeship; Federal regulators enact new air quality standards for coal-fired power plants; Feds finalize a plan to re-establish grizzly bears in the Northern Cascades in Washington.
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The latest survey of Montanans views of public lands shows an increase in support for recreation and conservation but a sharp decline in Montanan’s reported quality of life.
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A class action lawsuit is challenging Montana policies restricting transgender people from updating the gender markers on their birth certificates and driver's licenses.
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The Swan River will see new catch and release fishing regulations this year, following a change by Montana’s Fish and Wildlife Commission. The new rule attempts to address concerns over low trout numbers, however some say there isn’t data to back that up.
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The U.S. Forest Service has settled with two Montana conservation groups over a proposed 140,000 acre project northeast of Helena; A public meeting to discuss the Upper Tenmile cleanup project is scheduled for April 18 at 6 p.m. at the Rimini Fire Station near Helena.
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Montanans that lease state land for agriculture asked the state Land Board Monday to weigh-in on an ongoing dispute over water rights.
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A working group tasked with reviewing and updating Montana’s Environmental Policy Act is beginning to draft recommendations.
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The EPA has issued nationwide standards that create enforceable limits on per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in drinking water. States will have five years to carry out water testing and PFAS mitigation efforts under the new federal rules.
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State utility regulators Monday heard public testimony on a petition asking them to consider climate change impacts as part of their decision-making.