Montana’s about-face on pollution standards
For years, Canadian mining giant Teck Resources has been fighting against U.S. water standards, which target pollution flowing from its Elk Valley coal mines in …
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Why not create a fisheries task force?
Because the Governor will just ignore you? A coalition of conservation groups and fly-fishing businesses are urging Gov. Greg Gianforte to create a task force …
Life in the Land: The Big Hole Valley
The Big Hole Watershed is an expanse of mostly intact grasslands, sage steppe, and forested mountains that host a diversity of wildlife, from sage grouse …
EPA nixes Montana’s new water quality standards
The Environmental Protection Agency thwarted Montana lawmakers’ attempt to loosen water quality standards yesterday, telling the state that it acted out of turn by adopting …
Groups look to protect Gallatin, Madison rivers through controversial ballot initiative
The cost of development run amok. Several conservation groups are pushing to get an initiative on the Montana ballot in November that would apply strict …
Weathering the Storm
Fly-fishing plays a key role in Montana’s tourism industry. COVID-19 restrictions and shutdowns shuttered the dynamic industry during the spring of 2020. When the state …
Montana Madness
The Dubai-based outfit One&Only has announced it will open its first US outpost in the mountain state of Montana come 2024. One&Only Moonlight Basin will comprise a 92-key …
The Montana Story: Forty Years of Success
In 1974, Montana did something that stunned anglers across the state and the nation: it stopped stocking trout in streams and rivers that supported wild …
