John Meyer

Wildfires

Bozeman Commission Votes In Support Of Controversial Forest Management Project

Nick Mott

As more than 20 fires burn in Montana, a debate over how to manage forests to prepare for burns flared up in a Bozeman City Commission meeting Tuesday night. Commissioners narrowly passed a measure to support a controversial logging project.

A screenshot of the alleged wastewater pond leak site from a video on the Cottonwood Environmental Law Center website.

Environment & Science

Environmental Groups File Intent To Sue Over Alleged Gallatin River Pollution

Kayla Desroches

Environmental groups allege a southwestern Montana water district is illegally polluting the West Fork of the Gallatin River.On Wednesday, the groups sent…

A bison raises its head after eating grass beneath the snow in Yellowstone National Park.

YPR Newscasts

Federal Appeals Court Revives Lawsuit Over Management Of Yellowstone Bison

A federal appeals court this week revived a lawsuit filed by an environmental law firm that challenges the state of Montana and the federal government’s…

Government & Politics

Montana Primary Voter Guide For Democratic U.S. House Candidates

Five Montana Democrats are running in the June 5, 2018 Primary Election for a chance to unseat first-term incumbent Republican U.S. Rep. Greg Gianforte in…

The Cottonwood decision says the U.S. Forest Service needs to draw up a new management plan for 12 million acres of critical Canada Lynx habitat.

Environment & Science

Daines, Tester Trying To Reverse Court Ruling On Lynx Habitat

Editor's note: This story has been corrected to reflect that the court ruling doesn't require the U.S. Forest Service to update their forest management…