{"id":67989,"date":"2020-05-07T08:34:21","date_gmt":"2020-05-07T14:34:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/?page_id=66381"},"modified":"2025-03-18T09:05:41","modified_gmt":"2025-03-18T15:05:41","slug":"environment","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/environment\/","title":{"rendered":"Environment"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group newspack-pattern homepage-posts__style-15\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles  wpnbha show-image image-aligntop ts-4 is-3 is-uncropped \"\n\t\tstyle=\"\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t<div data-posts data-current-post-id=\"67989\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"262679\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-bob-morris tag-data-centers tag-energy tag-greg-gianforte tag-montana-insights tag-northwestern-energy tag-public-service-commission tag-ryan-zinke tag-steve-daines tag-troy-downing tag-u-s-congress tag-unleashing-energy-task-force category-energy category-montana-insights type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/2026\/03\/03\/montanans-want-more-solar-natural-gas-development-are-less-interested-in-new-coal-plants\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"668\" src=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/A.Bonogofsky-Rosebud.jpg\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-uncropped size-newspack-article-block-uncropped wp-post-image\" alt=\"Montanans want more solar, natural gas development, are less interested in new coal plants\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/2026\/03\/03\/montanans-want-more-solar-natural-gas-development-are-less-interested-in-new-coal-plants\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Montanans want more solar, natural gas development, are less interested in new coal plants<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The poll results on Montana\u2019s energy mix come as politicians and policymakers grapple with surging electricity demand spurred by investment in artificial intelligence and the data centers that support it.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/author\/aeggert\/\">Amanda Eggert<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published updated\" datetime=\"2026-03-03T08:00:00-07:00\">03.03.2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles  wpnbha ts-3 \"\n\t\tstyle=\"\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t<div data-posts data-current-post-id=\"67989\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"article-section-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>Latest Environmental Reporting<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"262351\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-blm tag-bureau-of-land-management tag-donald-trump tag-steve-daines tag-steve-pearce tag-u-s-department-of-the-interior tag-u-s-senate-energy-and-natural-resources-committee category-environment type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/2026\/02\/25\/blm-nominee-talks-land-sales-local-management-in-senate-confirmation-hearing\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">BLM nominee talks land sales, local management in Senate confirmation hearing<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"newspack-post-subtitle newspack-post-subtitle--in-homepage-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\tPearce, a New Mexico Republican, has come under fire from conservation groups for formerly calling for the divestment of federal land.\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/author\/aeggert\/\">Amanda Eggert<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-02-25T17:20:50-07:00\">02.25.2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-02-27T15:41:17-07:00\">02.27.2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"262334\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-bevin-mccormick tag-chronic-wasting-disease tag-elk tag-jessican-jennings tag-montana-fish-wildlife-and-parks tag-mule-deer tag-peter-larsen tag-prion tag-white-tailed-deer tag-wyoming-game-and-fish-department category-environment type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/2026\/02\/25\/cwd-is-spreading-in-montana-will-deer-and-elk-populations-decline-as-a-result\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">CWD is spreading in Montana. Will deer and elk populations decline as a result?<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"newspack-post-subtitle newspack-post-subtitle--in-homepage-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t In some Montana hunting districts, up to one-third of animals have contracted chronic wasting disease, the fatal, neurodegenerative disorder that\u2019s driving down deer and elk populations in other western states.\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/author\/aeggert\/\">Amanda Eggert<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-02-25T16:23:09-07:00\">02.25.2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-02-25T16:25:05-07:00\">02.25.2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"262257\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-avalanche tag-flathead-avalanche-center tag-gallatin-national-forest-avalanche-center tag-idaho tag-island-park tag-montana tag-snowmobiling tag-u-s-forest-service tag-west-yellowstone tag-yellowstone-national-park category-environment type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/2026\/02\/23\/snowmobiler-dies-in-avalanche-near-montana-idaho-border\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Snowmobiler dies in avalanche near Montana-Idaho border<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"newspack-post-subtitle newspack-post-subtitle--in-homepage-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\tThe avalanche appears to have been triggered by a snowmobiler in the Centennial Mountains.\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/author\/aeggert\/\">Amanda Eggert<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-02-23T16:26:12-07:00\">02.23.2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-02-23T16:26:22-07:00\">02.23.2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group newspack-pattern subscribe__style-1\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n<span data-rich-text-format-boundary=\"true\" class=\"everlit-audio everlit-no-audio\" data-everlit-no-audio=\"true\"><span data-rich-text-format-boundary=\"true\" class=\"everlit-audio everlit-no-audio\" data-everlit-no-audio=\"true\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-white-color has-dark-gray-background-color has-text-color has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-no-shouting-no-name-calling-just-award-winning-local-journalism-for-montanans-by-montanans\"><strong>No shouting. 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Just award-winning local journalism <em>for<\/em> Montanans <em>by<\/em> Montanans.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:22px\">Sign up for our free weekday newsletter.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:40%\">\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"wp-block-newspack-newsletters-subscribe newspack-newsletters-subscribe \"\n\t\tdata-success-message=\"Thank you for signing up!\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t<form id=\"newspack-subscribe-1\" data-newspack-recaptcha=\"newspack_newsletter_signup\">\n\t\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"newspack_newsletters_subscribe\" value=\"1\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"lists[]\" value=\"2\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"newspack-newsletters-email-input\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input\n\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"newspack-newsletters-subscribe-block-input-18088-email\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"email\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tname=\"npe\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tautocomplete=\"email\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tplaceholder=\"Email Address\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tvalue=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"submit-button has-background-color\"type=\"submit\" style=\"background-color: #f75028;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"submit\">Sign up<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/form>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"newspack-newsletters-subscribe__response\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"newspack-newsletters-subscribe__icon\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"newspack-newsletters-subscribe__message\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/span><\/span>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group newspack-pattern homepage-posts__style-9\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-more-environmental-coverage\">MORE ENVIRONMENTAL COVERAGE<\/h4>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group newspack-pattern homepage-posts__style-3\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-style-default is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles  wpnbha show-image image-aligntop ts-3 is-3 is-landscape \"\n\t\tstyle=\"\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t<div data-posts data-current-post-id=\"67989\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"262176\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-colstrip tag-northwestern-energy tag-u-s-environmental-protection-agency category-environment type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/2026\/02\/20\/epa-finalizes-repeal-of-emissions-rule-that-could-have-forced-colstrips-closure\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"771\" height=\"514\" src=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/stacks-771x514.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"EPA finalizes repeal of emissions rule that could have forced Colstrip\u2019s closure\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/stacks-771x514.jpg 771w, https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/stacks-e1576788733373-706x470.jpg 706w, https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/stacks-336x224.jpg 336w, https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/stacks-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/stacks-1170x780.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/stacks-e1576788733373.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/2026\/02\/20\/epa-finalizes-repeal-of-emissions-rule-that-could-have-forced-colstrips-closure\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">EPA finalizes repeal of emissions rule that could have forced Colstrip\u2019s closure<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The U.S. Environmental Protection Act\u2019s announcement comes amid a suite of changes the agency has adopted to reverse former President Joe Biden\u2019s climate and public health initiatives.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/author\/aeggert\/\">Amanda Eggert<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-02-20T16:13:17-07:00\">02.20.2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-02-20T16:13:26-07:00\">02.20.2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles  wpnbha show-image image-aligntop ts-3 is-3 is-landscape \"\n\t\tstyle=\"\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t<div data-posts data-current-post-id=\"67989\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"262088\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-avalanches tag-weather tag-winter category-environment type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/2026\/02\/19\/avalanche-forecasters-warn-of-considerable-slide-risks-after-late-winter-storm\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/flathead-001-e1771532177120-800x600.jpg?crop=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium size-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Avalanche forecasters warn of \u2018considerable\u2019 slide risks after late-winter storm\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/flathead-001-e1771532177120-800x600.jpg?crop=1 800w, https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/flathead-001-e1771532177120-600x450.jpg?crop=1 600w, https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/flathead-001-e1771532177120-400x300.jpg?crop=1 400w, https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/flathead-001-e1771532177120-200x150.jpg?crop=1 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/2026\/02\/19\/avalanche-forecasters-warn-of-considerable-slide-risks-after-late-winter-storm\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Avalanche forecasters warn of \u2018considerable\u2019 slide risks after late-winter storm<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>After minimal snowfall across Montana most of the winter, the arrival of a heavy storm this week has led avalanche forecasters to warn recreators about \u201cconsiderable\u201d slide risks across several mountain ranges.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/author\/mara-silvers\/\">Mara Silvers<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-02-19T13:19:52-07:00\">02.19.2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-02-19T13:20:03-07:00\">02.19.2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles is-style-default wpnbha show-image image-aligntop ts-3 is-3 is-landscape is-style-default\"\n\t\tstyle=\"\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t<div data-posts data-current-post-id=\"67989\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"261823\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-blm tag-bureau-of-land-management tag-chris-french-forest-service tag-clean-air-act tag-clean-water-act tag-endangered-species-act tag-lee-metcalf tag-montana tag-mountain-journal tag-national-environmental-policy-act tag-public-lands tag-robert-chaney tag-senate-energy-and-natural-resources-committee tag-steve-daines tag-the-wilderness-society tag-u-s-forest-service tag-wilderness tag-wilderness-study-area category-environment partner-mountain-journal type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/2026\/02\/12\/daines-gains-federal-support-to-strip-wilderness-potential-from-montana-sites\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/middle_fork_judith_720.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Daines gains federal support to strip wilderness potential from Montana sites\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/2026\/02\/12\/daines-gains-federal-support-to-strip-wilderness-potential-from-montana-sites\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Daines gains federal support to strip wilderness potential from Montana sites<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Forest Service, BLM officials concur: WSA status not warranted for Middle Fork Judith, Wales Creek and Hoodoo landscapes.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/author\/robert-chaney-mountain-journal\/\">Robert Chaney, Mountain Journal<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-02-12T14:13:54-07:00\">02.12.2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-02-13T14:06:04-07:00\">02.13.2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group newspack-pattern subscribe__style-4\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-style-default is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles  wpnbha show-image image-aligntop ts-3 is-3 is-landscape \"\n\t\tstyle=\"\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t<div data-posts data-current-post-id=\"67989\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"261765\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-atlas-power tag-billings tag-broadview tag-butte tag-butte-silver-bow-commission tag-colstrip tag-data-center tag-energy tag-montana-department-of-environmental-quality tag-montana-environmental-information-center tag-northwestern-energy tag-quantica tag-sabey-data-centers tag-water tag-yellowstone-county category-environment type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/2026\/02\/12\/as-ai-investors-eye-montana-for-new-data-centers-communities-brace-for-water-impacts\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20260211CB-DataCenter-0001.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"As AI investors eye Montana for new data centers, communities brace for water impacts\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/2026\/02\/12\/as-ai-investors-eye-montana-for-new-data-centers-communities-brace-for-water-impacts\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">As AI investors eye Montana for new data centers, communities brace for water impacts<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>What we know about data center projects proposed in the Butte and Broadview areas as Montanans pack into standing-room-only venues to learn about water, electricity impacts.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/author\/aeggert\/\">Amanda Eggert<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-02-12T06:00:00-07:00\">02.12.2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-02-12T10:53:17-07:00\">02.12.2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles  wpnbha show-image image-aligntop ts-3 is-3 is-landscape \"\n\t\tstyle=\"\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t<div data-posts data-current-post-id=\"67989\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"261489\"\n\t\tclass=\"category-climate type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/2026\/02\/06\/many-montana-cities-record-historically-warm-winter-temperatures\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_3713-e1771000196678-1200x900.jpeg?crop=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Many Montana cities record historically warm winter temperatures\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_3713-e1771000196678-1200x900.jpeg?crop=1 1200w, https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_3713-e1771000196678-800x600.jpeg?crop=1 800w, https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_3713-e1771000196678-600x450.jpeg?crop=1 600w, https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_3713-e1771000196678-400x300.jpeg?crop=1 400w, https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_3713-e1771000196678-200x150.jpeg?crop=1 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/2026\/02\/06\/many-montana-cities-record-historically-warm-winter-temperatures\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Many Montana cities record historically warm winter temperatures<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>An analysis of National Weather Service data by Montana Free Press found that most Montana cities experienced unusually warm temperatures during the 2025-26 season. In many communities, average highs from November through January approached or set historic highs, reflecting a broader shift in winter climate conditions with tangible statewide impacts. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/author\/jolness\/\">Jacob Olness<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-02-06T16:34:22-07:00\">02.06.2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-02-13T09:30:18-07:00\">02.13.2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles is-style-default wpnbha show-image image-aligntop ts-3 is-3 is-landscape is-style-default\"\n\t\tstyle=\"\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t<div data-posts data-current-post-id=\"67989\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"260986\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-2025-legislature tag-bill-mercer tag-flathead-lakers tag-heather-mcdowell tag-house-bill-664 tag-montana-department-of-environmental-quality tag-sibanye-stillwater-2 tag-u-s-environmental-protection-agency tag-upper-missouri-waterkeeper category-environment type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/2026\/01\/28\/effort-to-loosen-water-quality-standards-is-back-before-federal-court\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Boyer_ClarkFork-5116.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Effort to loosen water quality standards is back before federal court \u2014 again\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/2026\/01\/28\/effort-to-loosen-water-quality-standards-is-back-before-federal-court\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Effort to loosen water quality standards is back before federal court \u2014 again<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The lawsuit, filed on Jan. 26, 2026, is the latest chapter in a decade-long tug-of-war over water quality standards for nitrogen and phosphorus, which can contribute to algal blooms that harm aquatic life.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/author\/aeggert\/\">Amanda Eggert<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-01-28T17:43:18-07:00\">01.28.2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-01-29T13:13:51-07:00\">01.29.2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<span data-rich-text-format-boundary=\"true\" class=\"everlit-audio everlit-no-audio\" data-everlit-no-audio=\"true\"><span data-rich-text-format-boundary=\"true\" class=\"everlit-audio everlit-no-audio\" data-everlit-no-audio=\"true\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide newspack-pattern donation__style-3 has-white-color has-dark-gray-background-color has-text-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-99bea790 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide\" style=\"grid-template-columns:15% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/MTFP-Logo-Gold-3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-68553 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/MTFP-Logo-Gold-3.png 500w, https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/MTFP-Logo-Gold-3-300x144.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\" id=\"h-empower-your-community\"><strong>Empower your community.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\" id=\"h-power-the-press\"><strong>Power the press!<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<span data-rich-text-format-boundary=\"true\" class=\"everlit-audio everlit-no-audio\" data-everlit-no-audio=\"true\"><span data-rich-text-format-boundary=\"true\" class=\"everlit-audio everlit-no-audio\" data-everlit-no-audio=\"true\">\n<p id=\"h-our-mission-is-to-produce-in-depth-journalism-that-creates-positive-change-in-the-lives-of-our-local-communities-but-we-need-your-help-to-make-our-journalism-possible-and-keep-it-free-for-all-readers\">Fuel the future of independent, public-powered news in Montana. Become a member of Montana Free Press and help bring high-quality, independent journalism to more communities in our state.<\/p>\n<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:40%\">\n<a href=\"#XETGYZDF\" style=\"display: none\"><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/span><\/span>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-more-environmental-reporting\">MORE ENVIRONMENTAL REPORTING<\/h4>\n\n\n\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles  wpnbha show-image image-alignleft ts-4 is-1 is-landscape  has-more-button\"\n\t\tstyle=\"\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t<div data-posts data-current-post-id=\"67989\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"260435\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-american-prairie tag-austin-knudsen tag-bison tag-bureau-of-land-management tag-doug-burgum tag-greg-gianforte tag-montana-stockgrowers-association tag-sonya-germann category-environment type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/2026\/01\/16\/bureau-of-land-management-revokes-american-prairie-bison-leases\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"771\" height=\"514\" src=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/bison-3813-771x514.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Bureau of Land Management revokes American Prairie bison leases\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/bison-3813-771x514.jpg 771w, https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/bison-3813-e1582302088440-706x470.jpg 706w, https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/bison-3813-336x224.jpg 336w, https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/bison-3813-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/bison-3813-1170x780.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/bison-3813-e1582302088440.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/2026\/01\/16\/bureau-of-land-management-revokes-american-prairie-bison-leases\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Bureau of Land Management revokes American Prairie bison leases<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The U.S. Department of the Interior announced Jan. 16 that it is revoking seven grazing permits in Phillips County that American Prairie had been using to sustain its herd of bison.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-01-16T22:12:20-07:00\">01.16.2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-01-20T11:54:07-07:00\">01.20.2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"260324\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-brad-molnar tag-federal-energy-regulatory-commission tag-jenny-harbine tag-ken-toole tag-montana-environmental-information-center tag-montana-public-service-commission tag-northwestern-energy tag-puget-sound-energy category-energy type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/2026\/01\/15\/northwestern-energy-now-owns-an-extra-592-megawatts-of-colstrip-whats-its-plan-for-doubling-down-on-coal\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"771\" height=\"514\" src=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IMG_3993-771x514.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"NorthWestern Energy now owns an extra 592 megawatts of Colstrip. What\u2019s its plan for doubling down on coal?\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IMG_3993-771x514.jpg 771w, https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IMG_3993-e1576010142870-706x470.jpg 706w, https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IMG_3993-336x224.jpg 336w, https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IMG_3993-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IMG_3993-1170x780.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IMG_3993-e1576010142870.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/2026\/01\/15\/northwestern-energy-now-owns-an-extra-592-megawatts-of-colstrip-whats-its-plan-for-doubling-down-on-coal\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">NorthWestern Energy now owns an extra 592 megawatts of Colstrip. What\u2019s its plan for doubling down on coal?<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>What we know about data centers, electricity costs and the future of Montana\u2019s largest power plant following NorthWestern\u2019s acquisition of nearly 600 megawatts of coal-fired power.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-01-15T09:56:57-07:00\">01.15.2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-01-15T09:57:08-07:00\">01.15.2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"260237\"\n\t\tclass=\"category-environment type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/2026\/01\/13\/constitutional-climate-litigation-lands-before-9th-u-s-circuit-court-of-appeals\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/9-17-25_JohnStember_72708.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Constitutional climate litigation lands before 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/2026\/01\/13\/constitutional-climate-litigation-lands-before-9th-u-s-circuit-court-of-appeals\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Constitutional climate litigation lands before 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A 19-year-old Montana woman named Eva Lighthiser is the lead plaintiff in a lawsuit asking the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to block a trio of President Donald Trump\u2019s executive orders that aim to \u201cunleash American energy\u201d by prioritizing the role of fossil fuels in the United States\u2019 energy mix.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-01-13T17:34:34-07:00\">01.13.2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-01-14T06:36:25-07:00\">01.14.2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"259779\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-alex-leone tag-alexander-metcalf tag-environmental-management tag-headwaters-economics tag-hillary-rosner tag-kelly-pohl tag-large-landowner tag-max-hansen tag-montana-cadastral tag-montana-fish-wildlife-and-parks tag-montana-land tag-property-ownership tag-public-land-water-association tag-university-of-montana tag-wildlife category-environment type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/2026\/01\/06\/montanas-largest-landowners-control-an-increasing-percentage-of-the-states-private-land\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/CUpX8CbP_4jDFTgHgJDKTM2_tpSdU3hIcqphwDCzdPg.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Two-thirds of Montana\u2019s private land is in the hands of a few thousand owners\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/2026\/01\/06\/montanas-largest-landowners-control-an-increasing-percentage-of-the-states-private-land\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Two-thirds of Montana\u2019s private land is in the hands of a few thousand owners<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A study published in Environmental Management in December 2025 found that roughly 4,000 landowners control two-thirds of the private land in Montana, giving them an outsized impact on wildlife habitat and public recreational access. University of Montana social scientist Alexander Metcalf said his analysis of land ownership records also demonstrated a rise in nonresidents controlling\u2026<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-01-06T16:00:55-07:00\">01.06.2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-01-07T08:42:01-07:00\">01.07.2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"259575\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-2025-legislature tag-brandon-ler tag-climate tag-cory-swanson tag-held-v-montana tag-montana-department-of-environmental-quality tag-montana-supreme-court tag-our-childrens-trust-2 tag-rikki-held tag-roger-sullivan category-environment type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/2025\/12\/31\/montana-supreme-court-denies-held-plaintiffs-bid-to-block-laws-enacted-by-2025-legislature\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/061223-ir-nws-heldvmontana-3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Montana Supreme Court denies Held plaintiffs\u2019 bid to block laws enacted by 2025 Legislature\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/2025\/12\/31\/montana-supreme-court-denies-held-plaintiffs-bid-to-block-laws-enacted-by-2025-legislature\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Montana Supreme Court denies Held plaintiffs\u2019 bid to block laws enacted by 2025 Legislature<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In an order issued Dec. 23, 2025, a five-justice majority of the Montana Supreme Court denied a petition by plaintiffs from the landmark Held v. Montana constitutional climate case. 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