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UN: Better protections needed from mine water disasters

BILLINGS, Mont. – A string of mining waste disasters – some deadly – over the past decade show better protections are needed for communities downstream of massive polluted material storage s...

DATE: Nov 14, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Deal bans cyanide traps in Colorado

Department of Agriculture says devices not used on public lands

DATE: Nov 6, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News

US revisits proposed protections for imperiled fly

BILLINGS, Mont. – U.S. wildlife managers are revisiting a pending proposal to protect a rare, cold-water insect, after scientists confirmed its presence in new locations in Wyoming and Monta...

DATE: Nov 2, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Toxins in widespread use excluded from EPA chemical review

BILLINGS, Mont. – Spurred by the chemical industry, President Donald Trump’s administration is retreating from a congressionally mandated review of some of the most dangerous chemicals in pu...

DATE: Oct 25, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

U.S. Interior chief wants smaller monuments, but not at home

BILLINGS, Mont. – U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has closely followed his boss’ playbook, encouraging mining and drilling on public lands and reducing the size of national monuments that...

DATE: Sep 27, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Study: Livestock grazing can benefit struggling bird species

BILLINGS, Mont. – A new study disputes a widely-held view that livestock grazing is largely incompatible with a ground-dwelling bird that has suffered a dramatic population decline across it...

DATE: Mar 27, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Coal royalty program changes frozen

Utahn says Trump administration made right call

DATE: Feb 26, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

New EPA chief delays mining rule after industry objects

BILLINGS, Mont. – The Trump administration has delayed consideration of a proposal to require companies to prove they have the financial wherewithal to clean up polluted mining sites after a...

DATE: Feb 25, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Railroad agrees to new inspection rules

Officials found hundreds of safety issues after crash

DATE: Dec 23, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

U.S. overhauls public land-use planning

GOP senator from Wyoming vows reversal once Trump in office

DATE: Dec 1, 2016 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Protections rejected for American pika, other species

BILLINGS, Mont. – Federal officials on Tuesday rejected greater protections for six species including the rabbit-like American pika, which researchers warn is disappearing from areas of the ...

DATE: Sep 13, 2016 | CATEGORY: Regional News

As National Parks celebrate 100 years, visitor misbehavior abounds

Getting the perfect selfie can create chaos

DATE: Aug 28, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World