Huge Montana nature reserve shrinks bison plan after pushback
A conservation group trying to create the largest nature reserve in the Lower 48 states said Tuesday it was scaling back its request to expand bison grazing in Montana, following...
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Jump in wildfires across Western U.S. means smokeās health impact will spread
Climate change in the Western U.S. means more intense and frequent wildfires churning out waves of smoke that scientists say will sweep across the continent to affect tens of millions...
BLM says Trump coal moves hasten but donāt increase emissions
The Trump administrationās decision to lift a moratorium on coal sales from public lands could hasten the release of more than 5 billion tons of greenhouse gases, but officials concluded...
U.S. eases land restrictions meant to protect sage grouse in West
The Trump administration on Friday finalized changes to sweeping federal land use plans for the West, easing restrictions on energy companies and other industries in a way officials said would...
Trump administration finalizing plans to ease land restrictions across U.S. West
The Trump administration is finalizing plans to ease restrictions on oil and gas drilling and other industries that were meant to protect an imperiled bird species that ranges across the...
Fouled waters reveal lasting legacy of U.S. mining industry
Every day many millions of gallons of water loaded with arsenic, lead and other toxic metals flow from some of the most contaminated mining sites in the U.S. and into...
Trump rollbacks for fossil fuel industries carry steep health, environmental costs
As the Trump administration rolls back environmental and safety rules for the energy sector, government projections show billions of dollars in savings reaped by companies will come at a steep...
Outgoing U.S. Interior secretary defends legacy as he leaves
As former U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke exits Washington, he told The Associated Press heās lived up to the conservation ideals of Theodore Roosevelt and insisted the myriad allegations against...
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke resigning, cites “vicious” attacks
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, facing federal investigations into his travel, political activity and potential conflicts of interest, will be leaving the administration at year's end, President Donald Trump said Saturday.
Plan would keep about 1,000 bears in northwest Montana
BILLINGS, Mont. ā Montana wildlife commissioners adopted a grizzly bear conservation plan Monday that would maintain the largest population of the bruins in the Lower 48 at roughly current numbers...