Politics Aug 17 Ruling clears Joe Biden’s 2021 pause on new oil, gas leases A judge's order that forced the Biden administration to resume sales of oil and gas leases on federal land and waters has been lifted by a federal appeals court.
Nation Aug 12 Bridger Pipeline break spills 45,000 gallons of diesel in Wyoming A pipeline carrying diesel has cracked open and spilled more than 45,000 gallons of fuel in a rural area of eastern Wyoming.
Nation Jul 30 Finding Kentucky flood victims could take weeks, governor says More rainstorms are forecast in coming days as rescue crews struggle to get into the hard-hit areas, which include some of the poorest places in America.
Nation Jul 25 U.S. announces reforestation effort to combat destructive wildfires The Biden administration says it will replant trees on millions of acres of burned and dead woodlands as officials struggle to counter climate change's increasing toll on the nation’s forests…
Nation Jun 22 Yellowstone park reopens after flooding reshapes the landscape Several thousand cars, trucks and recreational vehicles are backed up in long lines at entrances to Yellowstone National Park as it partially reopens following destructive floods that closed the park last week.
Nation Jun 16 Montana’s largest city restarts water plant as floodwaters from Yellowstone surge Montana's largest city has restarted its water plant after shutting it down amid record flooding that's caused widespread damage in Yellowstone National Park and surrounding communities.
Nation Jun 14 Historic flooding closes Yellowstone, over 10,000 evacuate Communities bordering Yellowstone National Park are isolated and tourists stranded after record floodwaters knocked out roads and bridges in Wyoming and Montana and forced the closure of all entrances to the park.
Politics May 24 Montana bans birth certificate changes, even after gender-confirming surgery Montana health officials say transgender people can't change their birth certificates even if they undergo gender-confirmation surgery.
Nation Mar 08 U.S. officials reverse finding that toxic pesticide may lead to dozens of wildlife extinctions U.S. wildlife officials have reversed their previous finding that a widely used and highly toxic pesticide could jeopardize dozens of plants and animals with extinction.
Science Feb 24 As economists warn of mounting climate change costs, Biden seeks to price damages Economists say the costs of climate change are growing as global warming happens more quickly than expected and its impacts become better understood -- from crop losses due to drought, to lessened worker productivity because of the heat.