Once again I am going to travel on the slippery slope of discussing climate change. It has been duly noted that most of those vocally warning the rest of us about the end of the world as we know it no longer use “global warming” but rathe...

Upon moving back to Montana, I had hoped to find some more credible letters to the editor in a valuable swing state. In print, letters to the editor have been informed and considered. However, the recent online postings about "global warming" have been disappointing. It is very important for legislators to be informed and upfront about the seriousness of this issue. Online writers who still refer to Al Gore and the bunk he promotes haven't read one...

BILLINGS Pesticides, heavy metals and other airborne contaminants are raining down on national parks across the West and Alaska, turning up at sometimes dangerously high levels in lakes, plants and fish. A sweeping, six-year federal study released ...

The debate about climate change in Montana is entering a new phase. Thanks to the hard work of the Montana Climate Change Action Committee, when Montanans, and their lawmakers, talk about ways to minimize the profound consequences that global warming could have on the economy, they can do so based on a comprehensive, well-supported plan which recommends 54 ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels by 2020. For the state's Environmental Quality Council, the interim...

Don't deny that more funding is needed Here is a suggestion that should help the Forest Service deal with the recent budget cuts. They should take the same approach to fire-fighting costs that deniers are insisting we take toward global warming....