A new generation of environmentalists is learning to stop worrying and love atomic power.
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Posted inNovember 26, 2018: Follow the fish
Reproachful roommate; a deceased politician is victorious; helpful hiker
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
Posted inNovember 26, 2018: Follow the fish
Follow the fish
Fish-stocking has drawn otters to the Beartooth Plateau of Montana. What effect do they have in their new environs?
Posted inNovember 12, 2018: Old Wests, and new
Fabulous flab; reefer madness; unsportmanslike conduct
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
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Anti-public lands and anti-Native groups converge in Montana
At a property rights conference, prominent critics of tribal sovereignty and federal land management found common ground.
Posted inOctober 15, 2018: Nature Retreat
Love wins in Idaho; ‘relief’ at Old Faithful; rural drive-bys
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
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Zinke announces mining ban near Yellowstone
Locals and some conservationists applaud; others cry favoritism by the Montanan.
Posted inNovember 26, 2018: Follow the fish
Why don’t anti-Indian groups count as hate groups?
The current understanding of ‘hate groups’ excludes those who undermine tribal rights and sovereignty.
Posted inOctober 15, 2018: Nature Retreat
Latest: Wildfire smoke deaths could double by century’s end
New research shows fire-polluted air could kill up to 44,000 people per year by 2100.
Posted inSeptember 17, 2018: The Pioneer of Ruin
A toilet project; carpet-bombing trout; the ick factor
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
Posted inNovember 26, 2018: Follow the fish
Tiny bits of plastic permeate our world
From alpine headwaters to city water supplies, the West is awash in microscopic pollutants.
Posted inAugust 31, 2018: The Big Threat to Bighorns
Latest: Wyoming and Idaho to hold grizzly hunts
Lawsuits loom over the first hunting tags given in 44 years.
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Wildfire suppression is a decades-old conundrum
Wilderness managers are still trying to balance the risks and necessity of fire.
Posted inOctober 29, 2018: When your neighborhood goes BOOM
Trump’s attacks on public lands could help Democrats out West
Monument reviews, wilderness access are key sticking points in the midterms.
Posted inAugust 6, 2018: What Are We Doing Here?
Fleeing wolves; coal and water; California crash
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
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As Montana ages, community can help combat loneliness
Fostering connections boosts elders’ physical as well as mental health.
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Counties lacking mental health providers turn to technology
A Montana clinic’s telemedicine network helps far-away patients receive care.
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In a state troubled by suicide, teens learn mental health skills
A Swedish program takes root in Montana classrooms.
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How a Montana school is combating bullying and suicide
An assembly acknowledges elementary students’ pain and teaches them to speak up.
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What gun shops can do to help prevent suicide
Montana’s arms dealers could learn from a model in New Hampshire.