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Federal regulators call nutrient pollution one of the country's most widespread environmental problems. The state of Montana is trying to hammer out narrative standards to regulate it.
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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.
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A voice professor offers some tips to singers preparing to perform The Star-Spangled Banner acapella
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The fentanyl crisis is deepening across the country, including in Montana, as overdose deaths and drug seizures are skyrocketing.
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Nursing educators say extra space will help boost both enrollment and Montana’s healthcare workforceMontana State University’s nursing college is adding new buildings to its campuses in Billings, Bozeman, Great Falls, Kalispell and Missoula.
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A campaign for a constitutional abortion rights amendment in Montana may soon begin collecting signatures to put the measure before voters this fall. But that process has been pushed back by Republican officials challenging the initiative’s content and by legal rulings.
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The federal government is reviewing a plan to capture 150 million tons of carbon dioxide in Wyoming and store it underground in eastern Montana. The project, aimed at mitigating greenhouse gas emissions, is raising objections from local ranchers.
National News
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From sparking the imagination to helping with mental health, listen to poems read by NPR readers and see how poetry has affected their lives.
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Katie Ledecky is used to getting medals, having earned 10 at the Olympics. But on Friday she received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest award a civilian can get from the U.S. government.
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Hicks was a communications director for the Trump White House and prosecutors questioned her on her knowledge of the deals made during his first presidential run.
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Siblings — especially twins — sometimes share the strangest traits, like throwing a ball with their head or picking up keys and crayons with their toes. Researchers want to know what's up with that.
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For decades, nonprofits, health insurers and hospitals have been trying to solve the problem of the people who need the emergency room again and again. Here are some of the lessons they've learned.
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