Extraction and resistance

“I want people to know that it’s possible to fight these big, multimillion-dollar entities,” says Alessandra Chavira.

Some jurisdictions have passed laws to make it harder for state regulators to approve plans to retire coal plants or to conduct climate analyses.

This will be the first time a youth-led climate lawsuit actually goes to trial.

The nation's first climate trial will open Monday. It promises to have implications far beyond Montana's borders.

Bigfork teenager Kian Tanner was raised beside the Flathead Valley’s scenic mountains and rivers. Now, he’s fighting to save them.

NorthWestern Energy will resume construction of a natural gas power plant along Montana’s Yellowstone River following a two-month delay, a company spokesperson said Friday, after a state judge revived a pollution permit for the project despite lingering concerns over its climate-changing emissions.

Deb Haaland's action "undermines our sovereignty and self-determination," Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren said.

A report released Wednesday faults the U.S. and other nations for providing incentives for the mining of rare metals like lithium and cobalt without enacting adequate labor and environmental safeguards.

Residents of Montezuma County, Colorado, mostly support the development of solar farms. But concerns about farmland loss, wildlife, and more persist.

Booming metro areas test the limits of water supply and growth.

Arizona has paused new housing construction around the city, citing a water shortage.

The decision by Arizona to limit residential construction in some parts of the fast-growing Phoenix suburbs is another major warning about how climate change is disrupting lifestyles and economies in the West.

The rule is a recognition of mounting pressures from the effects of climate change, supporters say, while others say it's a threat to Wyoming's way of life.

A coalition of conservation and outdoor recreation enthusiasts is urging New Mexicans to support the proposal. Opponents, in turn, question whether the rule will be used to curtail drilling, grazing and similar activities.

A team of scientists and ranchers are studying Criollo cattle with a mission to think of solutions for agricultural producers threatened by climate change.

Steve Running, a 2007 Nobel Peace Prize recipient, discussed the global causes and local implications of climate change at an event in Billings.

The U.S. Department of Interior rolled out its long-awaited Orphaned Wells Program Office for capping orphaned oil and gas wells on federal lands Thursday, a move that included the $63.8 million to cap wells in 16 states including Montana.

Wyoming born, bred and educated, Watt made a national name for himself as a staunch pro-development, anti-environmentalist heading up Reagan’s Department of the Interior.

The researchers say their results show that animals have the ability to change their behavior in a relatively short period, from just several weeks to a few months.

Judges’ reversal of a grazing allotment decision that allows up to 72 grizzly deaths over a decade won’t impact contested range activity, plaintiffs and defendants say.

Is federal legislation to protect grizzlies — similar to legislation that protects bald eagles — warranted? Chris Servheen, who spent 35 years as the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s grizzly bear recovery coordinator, thinks so.

The deadly winter that decimated the state’s largest mule deer herd also brought some silver linings: Soaked soil and richer habitat pressured by fewer animals can lead to fat, healthy and fecund survivors.

“It was the hardest winter in over a decade,” said Yellowstone National Park Superintendent Cam Sholly.

Conservationists say the presence of horses in national forests contributes to the decline of numerous endangered species, but others point to environmental benefits like reducing wildfire risk.

Potential contributors to the disturbing declines include climate change, increased nutrients, warming water temperatures, irrigation withdrawals, fungus, parasites, a dramatic increase in angling days on the river, and trout stressed by catch-and-release fishing, algal blooms and more.

Declining trout populations in southwest Montana rivers was the focus of a Wednesday night gathering in Butte and state meeting in Helena on Thursday.

Fighting bigger blazes — sometimes in areas where homes or whole neighborhoods are destroyed — firefighters, their families and support crews have seen their stress levels increase exponentially.

Researchers are only just starting to ask how wildfire smoke affects cognition.

After a Colorado River conservation agreement between California, Arizona and Nevada, states and tribes are turning their attention to a new round of pre-2026 negotiations.

No matter how much snow or rain falls each year, demand exceeds supply.

The water at Great Salt Lake State Park and Marina is up five and a half feet since the lake hit a record-low elevation in November. It swelled more than a foot in just the last month, thanks to a record-breaking snowpack and subsequent runoff. And the salty lake sailing aficionados couldn’t be happier.

Gov. Jared Polis signed a ban on certain growth laws Wednesday.

Crested Butte Mountain Resort ski patrollers were among the first to form a union in the 1970s. Now the ski area’s lift crew is seeking to unionize as part of a resort labor renaissance.

Bozeman Tenants United says a ban is needed to increase city’s housing supply.

It's official: Colorado will launch one of the country's largest statewide e-bike rebate programs in August.

Torus, a Utah-based startup, is selling a mechanical alternative to lithium batteries. It's a large flywheel that can spin for days and generate electricity.

The state’s politics pit liberals trying to preserve the state constitution against conservatives trying to rewrite it

Wallowa County voted for the "Greater Idaho" movement, joining 12 Oregon counties in a long-shot effort to redraw the state’s boundary.

“As a teen, I credited the therapy with reversing the downward spiral I was on. But in college, the nightmares began.”

Plus a little rant and a plea.