Environment Montana

Road-building in the Flathead National Forest is harming threatened grizzly bears and bull trout, according to a federal judge.

A proposed ballot initiative debated by state lawmakers this week could expand hunting access for non-tribal people owning land on reservations.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said it has four “significant concerns” over Montana’s updated plan for cleanup on the upper Clark Fork River.

New data released by the World Wildlife Fund shows that 1.6 million acres of grassland habitat was lost throughout the Great Plains in 2021.

The project near Olney is within the area burned by the East Fork Fire this summer. The project would allow for logging on 250 acres to salvage fire-killed trees that would otherwise decay. It would also include a half-mile of temporary road construction.

State wildlife officials urge Montanans to be extra ‘bear aware’ right now as the animals are frantically packing on the pounds ahead of winter.

Researchers have documented population declines of harlequin ducks in recent years, but no one is quite sure why. New research is underway to determine the best way to find and count harlequin ducks in an effort to save them.

Montana has joined two dozen states and the District of Columbia in requiring all schools to test drinking water for lead.

A Montana based environmental research group released a report last week that shows evidence of plastic in more than half of Montana's waterways.

The results of a plastic contamination survey of 50 waterways in Montana is expected in October.