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Byline: MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press

20 May

Trump plans to merge wildland firefighting efforts into one agency, but ex-officials warn of chaos

published on May 20, 2025 - 2:04 PM

President Donald Trump’s administration is trying to merge the government’s wildland firefighting efforts into a single agency, a move some

26 Feb

Man who was mad about Chinese spy balloon faces sentencing for threatening ex-Speaker McCarthy

published on February 26, 2025 - 1:59 PM

(AP) — A Montana man faces years in prison at his Wednesday sentencing for threatening to assault former House Speaker

31 Jan

Senate confirms Doug Burgum as interior secretary after Trump tasked him to boost drilling

published on January 31, 2025 - 1:22 PM

The Senate confirmed Doug Burgum as interior secretary late Thursday after President Donald Trump tapped the former North Dakota governor

08 Jan

US will keep protecting more than 2,000 Rocky Mountain grizzly bears

published on January 8, 2025 - 2:21 PM

The Biden administration will continue protecting about 2,000 grizzly bears in four Rocky Mountain states despite objections from Republican-led states,

18 Nov

More logging is proposed to help curb wildfires in the US Pacific Northwest

published on November 18, 2024 - 2:21 PM

U.S. officials would allow increased logging on federal lands across the Pacific Northwest in the name of fighting wildfires and

28 Aug

Killings of invasive owls to ramp up on US West Coast in a bid to save native birds

published on August 28, 2024 - 2:32 PM

U.S. wildlife officials beginning next year will drastically scale up efforts to kill invasive barred owls that are crowding out

29 Nov

US moves to protect wolverines as climate change melts their mountain refuges, threatens extinction

published on November 29, 2023 - 2:54 PM

(AP) — The North American wolverine will receive long-delayed threatened species protections under a Biden administration proposal released Wednesday in

09 Aug

Montana clinic files for bankruptcy following $6 million judgment over false asbestos claims

published on August 9, 2023 - 1:52 PM

A health clinic in a Montana town plagued by deadly asbestos contamination has filed for bankruptcy protection after a judge

26 May

Judge says fire retardant drops are polluting streams but allows use to continue

published on May 26, 2023 - 2:34 PM

The U.S. government can keep using chemical retardant dropped from aircraft to fight wildfires, despite finding that the practice pollutes streams in western

19 Jan

Feds send $930 million to curb ‘crisis’ of US West wildfires

published on January 19, 2023 - 9:56 AM

(AP) — The Biden administration on Thursday will announce $930 million for reducing wildfire dangers in 10 western states by