by Mike Garrity | Nov 29, 2009 | Associated Press, AWR, Yellowstone National Park
by Mead Gruver (AP) CHEYENNE, Wyo. – A soon-to-be-implemented policy for scientists who are permitted to conduct research in national parks will give the National Park Service a share of any profits from their work. The policy is expected to go into effect early...
by Mike Garrity | Jul 9, 2009 | Associated Press, AWR, wilderness
by Matt Gouras, Associated Press HELENA – A group of environmentalists and former supporters of Sen. Jon Tester are criticizing his office’s decision to keep quiet about legislative plans for a new Montana wilderness bill. Critics speaking out about the...
by Mike Garrity | Jul 8, 2009 | Associated Press, AWR, fish, grouse, logging, lynx, mining, owls, wildlife
by Jeff Barnard, AP Environmental Writer The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has agreed to take a new look at how much habitat needs to be protected for the bull trout – in the latest Obama administration rollback of Bush administration reductions in the...
by Mike Garrity | May 11, 2009 | Associated Press, AWR, bears, Kootenai National Forest, logging, roads
by The Associated Press HELENA – A federal appeals court panel Monday granted a temporary injunction to halt logging and road-building on the Northeast Yaak Project in the Kootenai National Forest. The project authorized logging of approximately 16.7 million...
by Mike Garrity | May 11, 2009 | Associated Press, AWR, bears, Kootenai National Forest, logging, roads
by the Associated Press HELENA – A federal appeals court panel Monday granted a temporary injunction to halt logging and road-building on the Northeast Yaak Project in the Kootenai National Forest. The Project authorized logging of approximately 16.7 million...
by Mike Garrity | May 5, 2009 | Associated Press, AWR, bears, bison, buffalo, deer, elk, forest, logging, wilderness, Yellowstone National Park
by Matthew Daly, Associated Press Writer House Republicans blasted a wide-reaching wilderness bill Tuesday and ridiculed its most high-profile supporter, singer Carole King. WASHINGTON – House Republicans blasted a wide-reaching wilderness bill Tuesday and...
