Headwaters Economics

There’s been a change in the response to global climate change. Journalist Andrew Revkin, who’s been writing about the issue since the 1980s for outlets…

A study released this week finds new wildfire resistant homes cost roughly the same as more traditional home construction. The finding is potentially…

A new study says the number of homes constructed in areas with high wildfire risks has doubled in western Montana since 1990, outpacing development rates…

More than 300 people from across Montana met in Helena this week to talk about big changes the state is seeing in water — from when it falls, to how and…

Future fire seasons in Montana don’t have to be as bad as this one, a new report says, if people here can learn lessons from other states and better use…

For the past two decades, Montanans have been making more money, creating more jobs and increasing investment and retirement income in the state. What’s…

Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke will decide whether to shrink or eliminate 22 national monuments later this month. As Yellowstone Public Radio’s Brie…

A new survey suggests broad support for central Montana’s Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument.The poll comes after an April executive order from…

The Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) snuck its way into the federal spending bill passed by Congress before the holiday break, renewing the…

In south-central Montana, plans are underway to get more coal out of the ground and onto ships headed to Asia. The Crow Tribe and Cloud Peak Energy of…