Environment

Every year as summer turns into fall, we experience the beauty of leaves changing colors. A Yellowstone County extension agent provides an in-depth look into why leaves change colors and the science behind the beauty of autumn.

The proposal responds to a Montana lawsuit calling for the climate and health impacts of fossil fuels to be factored into land management decisions

Clear plastic bags filled half-way with dirt from your yard could be key in determining the amount of lead in and around your home.

The first Earth Day was initiated in 1970. It is considered to be the birth of the modern environmental movement. Several communities in the state are offering a variety of ways for the public to mark the day and get involved.

Several advocacy groups say protections for water quality at animal feeding operations are insufficient.

Certain holiday wrapping can mess with the recycling equipment, resulting in everything in the recycle bin going into the landfill.

Conservation groups are suing Montana environmental regulators over new laws they say violate federal protections against coal mining impacts.

The U.S. Bureau of Land Management is revising the environmental analyses for mineral leasing in eastern Montana and north central Wyoming following legal challenges from conservation groups.

If you drive through Montana’s Paradise Valley this time of year you’ll likely see elk in their winter range. A new fund will help offset the cost ranchers who provide elk habitat could accrue if their herd contracts brucellosis.

State wildlife officials say chronic wasting disease was detected in a deer within the city limits of Baker in southeastern Montana. CWD is a fatal neurological disease that infects members of the deer family.