(CN) After 45 years of saving animals like the bald eagle and grizzly bear from extinction, new Endangered Species Act rules will weaken protections for thousands of plant and animal species according to a lawsuit filed against the Trump administration Wednesday. “Nothing in these new rules helps wildlife, period. Instead, these regulatory changes seek to make protection and … [Read more...] about Environmentalists sue to block rules weakening Endangered Species Act

(KPAX) Steamboat Geyser in Yellowstone National Park tied a record for eruptions in a single year. The geyser had its 32nd major eruption of 2019 on Tuesday afternoon. The previous record was set just last year, when the geyser sprang to life after being dormant for more than three and a half years. Last year's record, the longest in recorded history, was set on Christmas … [Read more...] about Yellowstone’s Steamboat Geyser erupts for 32nd time this year, tying record

If the Environmental Protection Agency wants to cut back on projects, the Missoula Valley is not the place to do it. That was made clear to new EPA Region 8 Administrator Greg Sopkin as he and four other EPA employees sat down with Missoula County commissioners, citizen advisory group members and conservationists to discuss work on the Smurfit Stone millsite cleanup plan … [Read more...] about Missoula County to EPA: Keep focus, funding on pulp mill cleanup