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The Girl Scouts of Montana and Wyoming are ready to roll with mobile STEM classes.
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An annual report from a national environmental organization lists the Clark Fork River as one of the most endangered rivers in the country.
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Montana’s hot, bone-dry weather this summer has been anything but ”juicy,” but that may be about to change. That’s the word National Weather Service-Missoula forecasters used this week to characterize weather expected to bring wetting rains to north-central Idaho and western Montana starting Sunday.
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A Flathead County District Court judge ruled July 21 that a Montana Department of Environmental Quality review failed to consider the full effects of a water-bottling plant near Creston.
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The City of Polson has declared a water emergency, and is the latest Montana community to implement temporary water restrictions. Water to 60 homes in the city was shut off Monday as the region faces extraordinary demand and low supply.
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Yellowstone National Park will see its first park-wide fishing closure on all rivers and streams since 2007. The closure will prohibit fishing from 2 p.m. to sunrise the following day.
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As of last Friday Bozeman residents can only water their lawns at certain times of the day and week. The restrictions are intended to preserve city water supplies as drought conditions worsen.
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Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks announced several additional “hoot-owl” restrictions going into effect on several rivers tonight. They include some full fishing closures on the entire Jefferson River and portions of the Big Hole and Gallatin Rivers.
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A shortage of microchips around the world has slowed car production and limited rental car supply. That's created opportunities for individuals to help fill the rental car gap.
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In 2018, the Montana Department of Environmental Quality sought to prevent Hecla Mining from getting future mining permits, citing CEO Phillips Baker Jr.’s past work as a vice-president of Pegasus Gold. Pegasus abandoned mines near the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation in the ‘90s and cost state taxpayers over $35 million to clean up.
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The U.S Forest Service has approved a project that will stock the North Fork of the Blackfoot River with westslope cutthroat trout as population numbers for the native fish decline.
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The USDA opened swathes of conservation easements in Montana for emergency haying and grazing. It’s a sign of relief for farmers and ranchers during drought conditions. The department started accepting applications to access Conservation Reserve Program lands in the state earlier this week.