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Draft National Wildfire Plan Under White House Consideration Returns Firefighting ‘to the 1930s,’ Experts Say
April 18, 2025 // NEWS: Feature
On the cusp of wildfire season, a new proposal recommends consolidating all federal firefighting resources, calls for immediate fire suppression.
Read MoreFuture of Grizzly Bear Study Group in Dire Straits
April 14, 2025 // NEWS: Dispatch
As Interior Secretary Doug Burgum touts successful dire wolf revival, IGBST fights for survival.
Read MorePublic Opinion Boils Over as Feds Continue Slashing Jobs, Budgets
April 4, 2025 // NEWS: Dispatch
Demonstrators attended more than 1,000 “Hands Off” protests across the nation and Greater Yellowstone.
Read MoreFederal NIH Cuts Hit Greater Yellowstone Disease Research
April 2, 2025 // NEWS: Dispatch
Lab workers studying tick expansion lose staff, resources involved in Lyme, chronic wasting disease, coronavirus research and related threats.
Read MoreTrump Administration Bars NPS from Reporting Visitor Data
April 1, 2025 // NEWS: Dispatch
As national parks gear up for another busy tourist season, muted visitor data leaves experts ‘shocked.’
Read MoreInside the Battle Over the ESA
March 31, 2025 // NEWS: Dispatch
Since the Endangered Species Act was passed in 1973, has it been a winning or losing proposition? It depends on who you ask.
Read MoreCrazy Talk
March 27, 2025 // Book
In her new book on Crazy Mountain property battles, journalist Amy Gamerman explores the contrasting values of cattle, renewable energy and wilderness altering an ancient landscape.
Read MoreHow Deep Does It Go? Future of Area Water Monitoring in Question
March 21, 2025 // NEWS: Dispatch
With USGS offices in Greater Yellowstone among dozens of regional government buildings on the chopping block, DOGE savings efforts leave anglers wondering if streamflow monitors will survive.
Read MoreIf the Forest Falls
March 17, 2025 // NEWS: Dispatch
Timber industry analysts wonder if they can keep up with Trump logging orders.
Read MoreProper Protection or Perverse Incentive? Orgs Challenge ESA Process
March 14, 2025 // NEWS: Dispatch
Two Montana nonprofits have filed suit against the Endangered Species Act’s ‘Blanket Rule.’
Read MoreMSU Lyme Disease Research Squeaks Through NIH Funding Freeze
March 11, 2025 // NEWS: Dispatch
Montana scientists join protests across the U.S. against White House interference.
Read MoreTrump Administration Seeks to Unravel NEPA
March 7, 2025 // NEWS: Dispatch
The National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 kept all agencies following the same guidelines. An expedited rule change could dismantle that system by April 11.
Read MoreLabor Board Temporarily Reinstates Laid-off Forest Service Workers’ Employment
March 7, 2025 // NEWS: Dispatch
The order by the Merit Systems Protection Board gives USDA five days to comply with a stay on the workforce reduction.
Read MoreWill Federal Freeze Stymie Wildland Fire Fights?
March 4, 2025 // NEWS: Dispatch
Delays in hiring crews and funding hazardous fuels projects worry officials as the 2025 fire season approaches.
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