Federal officials deny Montana’s request to hold a ‘conservation hunt’ for endangered wolves

Federal officials deny Montana’s wolf hunt request

Governor: PSC ruling bodes well for Montana oil companies seeking access to Keystone pipeline

Governor: Ruling is good for Montana oil companies

Judge’s ruling in wolf case scuttles plans by parties to hold settlement talks

Wolf ruling ends plan to hold settlement talks

Wildlife advocates say Rocky Mountain wolf ruling buys time to create a better management plan

Wildlife advocates hail Rocky Mountain wolf ruling

Judge orders endangered species protections reinstated for gray wolf in Montana and Idaho

Judge orders protections reinstated for gray wolf

Judge orders endangered species protections reinstated for gray wolf in Montana, Idaho

Judge orders protections reinstated for wolf

Wildlife officials euthanize grizzly sow after triple mauling; 3 cubs may go to Billings zoo

Grizzly bear euthanized after triple mauling

Bear attack kills 1 person, injures 2 others at campground near Yellowstone National Park

1 dead, 2 injured in bear attack at MT campground

Montana sets 2010 hunt quota at 186 wolves; increase could lead to decline in wolf population

Montana sets wolf-hunt quota, awaits fed ruling

Group says purchase of Montana claims wraps up New World Mine conservation effort

Group wraps effort to prevent Yellowstone mining

Wildlife advocates say Rocky Mountain wolf dispute a test case for all endangered animals

Advocates: Wolf case a test for endangered species

2 mountain goats die after being struck by tranquilizer darts in Glacier park study

2 mountain goats killed in Glacier study

HELENA, Mont. — Glacier National Park officials have suspended a study of mountain goats after two animals struck by tranquilizer darts died.

NorthWestern Energy promotes wind power development, new power line

NWE promotes wind power development

HELENA, Mont. — NorthWestern Energy’s ad campaign promoting wind energy and the transmission line the company wants to build to ship that power out of state is not sitting well with people who have been trying to sell wind energy to NorthWestern.

Mont. Supreme Court rules DEQ violated environment laws; revokes methane discharge permits

Court revokes coal-bed methane company’s permits

Mont. Land Board OKs plan to buy state land with PPL money, possibly Plum Creek forest areas

Land Board OKs plan to buy land with PPL money

Obama administration consulted environmentalists about protecting land in West; others upset

Govt met with environmentalists on land protection

Montana aims to reduce its wolf population for the first time since being reintroduced

Mont. aims to reduce wolf numbers for first time

ConocoPhillips relinquishes ownership in oil and gas leases next to Glacier National Park

ConocoPhillips retires leases next to Glacier park

Space shuttle Discovery, 7 astronauts back home in Fla. after rare flyover of US heartland

Space shuttle Discovery, crew of 7 back on Earth

Space shuttle Discovery zooms toward Fla. landing, rare flight path crosses US heartland

Space shuttle Discovery zooms toward Fla. landing

Forest Service to restrict motorcyle and mountain bike use on Gallatin Crest for summer

Gallatin Forest to restrict motorcycle, bike use

Montana judge rules Forest Service must better protect grizzly bears in aerial-spraying plan

Montana judge: Weed-spraying plan could hurt bears

Court rules against Forest Service in Mont. dispute over livestock grazing in sage grouse area

Court favors sage grouse in Mont. grazing lawsuit

Montana governor, British Columbia premier sign mining, drilling ban for border valley

Governor, premier sign mining, drilling ban

USDA provides $20 million to help combat pine beetles in Montana forest

Montana gets $20 million to combat pine beetles

Montana land board agrees to lease land for new wind power project near Big Timber

Montana land board approves wind project

HELENA, Mont. — The Montana land board has agreed to lease land for a new wind power project near Big Timber.

NorthWestern Energy eyes turning closed Montana plant into biomass energy production site

NorthWestern: Montana plant could burn biomass

Federal ‘Cash for clunker’ appliance rebate program coming to Montana next spring

‘Cash for clunker’ appliances coming to Montana