New Mexico official: EPA kept water data secret
Secretary of environment says the agency’s actions hobbled state’s response
DATE: Sep 17, 2015 | CATEGORY: Regional News
MATTHEW BROWN
Congress wades into toxic mine spill caused by EPA crew
BILLINGS, Mont. – The focus on a toxic mine spill that fouled rivers in three Western states shifts to Congress this week as lawmakers kick off a series of hearings into how the U.S. Environ...
DATE: Sep 7, 2015 | CATEGORY: Regional News
Lynx protections expand
BILLINGS, Mont. – Canada lynx gained federal protections in New Mexico on Thursday, but U.S. wildlife officials again declined to designate critical habitat for the elusive animal in the Sou...
DATE: Sep 11, 2014 | CATEGORY: Regional News
Does climate change affect the wolverine?
Feds are doubting snowfall ‘speculation’
DATE: Jul 6, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Recovery plan for lynx could take until 2018
San Juans’ effort is already underway
DATE: Jun 8, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Tribal officials cite problems with health care
BILLINGS, Mont. – Misdiagnosed illnesses, denied payments and a shortage of trained medical personnel in government-run clinics are wrecking the federal health care system for Native America...
DATE: May 27, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Railroad to upgrade tankers
BILLINGS, Mont. – BNSF Railway Co. said Thursday it intends to buy a fleet of 5,000 strengthened tank cars to haul oil and ethanol in a move that would set a higher safety standard for a fle...
DATE: Feb 20, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Inspector general focuses on coal leasing problems
BILLINGS, Mont. – Coal sales in Western states are getting more scrutiny from federal lawmakers amid new revelations Friday about officials accepting below-market bids for some coal sales a...
DATE: Feb 7, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
GOP lawmakers target endangered species law
BILLINGS, Mont. – Republicans in Congress on Tuesday called for an overhaul to the Endangered Species Act to curtail environmentalists’ lawsuits and give more power to states, but experts sa...
DATE: Feb 4, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Yellowstone bears may lose protections
Grizzly numbers have recovered, panel says
DATE: Dec 25, 2013 | CATEGORY: Good Earth
Judge says he broke ethics code
BILLINGS, Mont. – A Montana judge under fire for commenting that a 14-year-old rape victim appeared “older than her chronological age” said Tuesday that he deserves to be censured but not re...
DATE: Dec 3, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Impact on tribes may linger
BILLINGS, Mont. – Disruptions to some services for elderly American Indians and other needy residents of reservations could linger despite the end of the government shutdown, tribal officia...
DATE: Oct 17, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
