Republicans have a lot to say about the immorality of saddling the next generation with our national debt. But when it comes to leaving them a wrecked, depleted and rapidly warming planet, they are taking the exact opposite line. That’s especially odd when you consider how important that next generation is to the faltering GOP—and how broadly united those voters, known as Millennials, are in their concern over global warming and other energy and environmental issues. GOP leaders claim to be courting these young adults, but that apparently extends only to their use of Twitter and promises of a “hip-hop” party makeover...

WHITEFISH - Work on a power plan for the country's northwest region will dominate the agenda of the Northwest Power and Conservation Council when it meets in Whitefish on Tuesday through Thursday of next week. The regional power plan is revised every...

The Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act was again considered by a congressional committee on May 5. It was a bad idea, and it failed to pass from the committee. Unbelievably, this bill (HR 980) is now being brought before the entire Congress. N...

GREEN RIVER - Anadarko Petroleum Corp. is launching Wyoming's first oil shale research program in nearly three decades to determine the economic and environmental feasibility of developing oil shale in southwest Wyoming. In an agreement with General ...