The proposed expansion of a gravel pit south of Lolo remains in limbo while the county has asked the pit owners and the neighbors to try to find a solution.
Thursday's proclamation of the expanded national monuments put President Joe Biden on track to conserve more lands and waters than any other president in history, the White House said.
A $5.1 million grant from the Japanese government will establish the Mansfield Chair in Japanese and Indo-Pacific Affairs at the University of Montana.
David Daniels writes, "I don’t believe Tim Sheehy is a war hero and I don’t think other people should believe it either. He’s not much of a warrior either, as evidenced by his reluctance to meet with Montana journalists seeking follow-up on the Washington Post’s explosive Glacier Park story."
Amy Cilimburg and Abby Huseth write "Inspiration of good news and happenings far and near, plus myriad opportunities to get involved to accelerate climate solutions in Missoula and beyond, can keep us grounded and moving forward, together."
A bill introduced Thursday by Sen. Jon Tester would stop the U.S. Postal Service from relocating its processing and distribution center from Missoula to Spokane and prohibit the “unnecessary” consolidation of mail processing centers nationwide.
The May Day order came from a panel of Donald Trump appointees who found that an Oregon judge violated the Ninth Circuit’s mandate to dismiss the climate case in 2020.