HELENA — The state of conservation at two Northern Rockies national parks near a place eyed for possible coal mining will be reviewed by a UNESCO committee meeting in Spain this week.
Groups that said Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park, consisting of a U.S. park and a Canadian park, is at risk hope the meeting in Seville, Spain, will bring their concern some global attention...

Earth Day is long past, but we feel like celebrating it this week.
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That's because the Wal-Mart's Superstore stepped up and restarted plastics recycling in the Electric City after a three-month hiatus...

The Montana Public Service Commission voted unanimously Tuesday to give final approval to Energy West to replace Cascade's existing propane system with a new natural gas system...

The number is essentially unchanged from the 2007 legislative session, which, one supposes, is a good thing.
But even if the amount of money spent by lobbyists didn't grow in the 2009 session, the total still is breathtaking — almost $6 million...

Cascade County launched a radio station Thursday ¿ 1620 AM ¿ to promote wind energy. "It signals to wind developers that Cascade County is investor-friendly," Commissioner Peggy Beltrone said. Beltrone said it is the first radio station in the nation featuring wind-only programming. The low-frequency radio station is broadcasting from the county public works department in Vaughn, the site of a 50-kilowatt wind turbine that supplies 40...