Inflation Reduction Act

$28 million in federal funding has been designated to support restoration and conservation projects on public lands across the West.

Montana has received federal funding to expand air quality monitoring stations, particularly in rural areas.

Rural businesses and agriculture producers in Montana have been awarded $1.3 million in federal grants to become more energy efficient. A nonprofit organization said an anonymous tip led them to recover a missing piece of expensive monitoring equipment from the Big Hole river last week.

Federal environmental officials released their proposed plan to clean up a defunct aluminum smelter in Columbia Falls. Officials announced that they’re going to spend close to $27 million on three habitat restoration projects across Montana. A Wyoming district court has ruled in favor of hunters who crossed corners between public and private lands.

Roughly 53,000 Montanans are enrolled in a marketplace health insurance plan, up slightly over last year’s figures.

U.S. National Forest Service Chief Randy Moore spoke in Missoula Thursday and said $10 billion will soon help fund work in forests around the country.

Montana will expand its air quality monitoring system in the upcoming years. The state received a federal grant to install new monitoring stations in rural communities across the state.

Open enrollment for the public health insurance marketplace opens Tuesday. Plans for both individuals and families may be cheaper than in years past.