Climate Change

Models used to predict flooding are based on long-term, historical records that do not reflect changes to the climate over the past decade, scientists say.

Many forest ecologists say the U.S. Forest Service is hampered by an outdated approach to prescribed fires, a key tool for reducing the threat of megafires made worse by climate change.

Historic floods in Yellowstone National Park raise questions about long-term government efforts to fix the nation's infrastructure and curb climate change.

Flowering plants in Grant Teton National Park are blooming on average 17 days earlier than they did decades ago.

Montana State University paleoecologist Cathy Whitlock says summers and winters are getting dryer, while fall and spring are getting wetter.

In tree ring records dating back to AD 800, the only multidecade drought that came close to today's was in the 1500s. Researchers say climate change is a factor and the U.S. must plan for less water.

Sixteen youth plaintiffs are suing the state of Montana for their right to access a clean and healthful environment in a case scheduled to go to trial next year.

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.

The meltwater lednian and western glacier stoneflies require cold flowing water from glaciers or snowfields to survive. Scientists predict those cold-water sources could be gone by 2030 due to climate change.

Climate change may produce new Pacific salmon habitat in the western U.S.