If you feel parched, the statistics say you’re justified. Montana has the most intense drought conditions in the nation, according to the latest U.S. Drought Monitor published by NOAA. And conditions aren’t expected to improve in September, either for the drought or for the wildfire danger. (more…) Continue Reading →
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Conservationists push to preserve Breaks monument
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Montana outfitters and guides have allied with historians and tribal leaders to demand protection of the Upper Missouri River Breaks and other national monuments that hold cultural, scientific and historical value. Timed to coincide with the late June meeting of the Western Governors Association in Whitefish, the effort comes in response to President Donald Trump’s executive order targeting 24 national monuments for possible downsizing or elimination. (more…) Continue Reading →
Filed under: Montana, News, Hold Our Ground, Interior Department, Missouri Breaks, Ryan Zinke, Western Governors Association
Retired slurry bomber stands sentinel at Missoula airport
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Tanker 10 has a new base of operations, standing sentinel at the entrance to Missoula International Airport, forever reminding local citizens and visitors of the city’s pre-eminent role in the history of wildland firefighting. The slurry bomber’s move Tuesday from Neptune Aviation’s hangar to a static display area alongside Highway 10 West was a logistical challenge, but a welcome one for the aerial firefighting company’s crews. (more…) Continue Reading →
Filed under: Montana, News, Johnson Flying Service, Missoula International Airport, Neptune Aviation, P2V
Montanans pan withdrawal from climate accord
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Montana Gov. Steve Bullock led a chorus of state and regional environmental groups in condemning President Trump’s decision Thursday to withdraw the United States from the Paris climate accord. In a written statement, Bullock called the move “short-sighted and dangerous” and out of step with what Montanans from all walks of life know to be true. (more…) Continue Reading →
Filed under: Montana, News, Paris climate accord, President Trump, Steve Bullock
Gianforte favors review of Upper Missouri River Breaks
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Republican congressional candidate Greg Gianforte on Sunday endorsed the Trump administration’s ordered review of all 100,000-acre-plus national monuments designated since 1996, including Montana’s Upper Missouri River Breaks. “There was a lot of confrontation with local landowners” when the Breaks was protected as a national monument, Gianforte said during a Q&A on Montana Television Network’s “Face the State” program. (more…) Continue Reading →
Filed under: Montana, News, Bill Clinton, Greg Gianforte, Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument
Billings leadership coach fires up Missoula businesswomen
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Invoking the legacy of a pioneering NASA mathematician, a leadership development coach from Billings implored several hundred Missoula businesswomen Saturday to “showcase” their value. Eryka Johnson told the annual Missoula Businesswomen’s Network Symposium that she had to learn that lesson herself, after nearly failing in her first years as a mechanical engineer for ExxonMobil. (more…) Continue Reading →
