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Federal land managers are updating a program that helps streamline development of large solar energy facilities on public lands.
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The U.S. Bureau of Land Management recently published a draft rule that intends to cut down on a potent greenhouse gas produced from oil and gas production on federal and tribal lands.
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The U.S. Bureau of Land Management’s only Montana-based firefighting crew of military veterans held a training outside of Billings a few weeks before they set off for Nevada.
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Environmental groups say the sales conflict with the Biden administration's promises to tackle climate change. Meanwhile, oil and gas groups say the Biden administration overextended the pause and is creating other barriers to development.
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The Biden administration made good on a promised, but long-delayed pay raise for federal firefighters on Tuesday. The first of those temporary payments should be delivered next month.
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The news did little to appease oil and gas groups clamoring for more favorable drilling conditions or environmental groups frustrated with the pace and scale of the White House’s efforts to transition the United States to renewable energy sources.
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Montana weather is crumbling the historic landmark along the Yellowstone River near Billings.
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The federal government is set to roll out a program on Friday addressing thousands of orphaned oil wells across the country — and Montana and Wyoming are eyeing the pot of money.
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The energy development BLM Director Tracy Stone-Manning is set to regulate puts her on the front lines of the Biden administration's climate agenda.
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Cooler temperatures in the 50s to low 60s and higher humidity are helping firefighters contain the South Moccasin Fire burning northwest of Lewistown in Fergus County. In southeast Montana, the Coal Bank Fire burning 18 miles southwest of Ashland in Rosebud County, continues to grow. It’s now estimated at 6,100 acres and is 45% contained.