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Irrigation in Montana: Sustaining agriculture, landscapes and communities

Montana’s wide-open spaces and fluctuating climate make water a precious resource. Across the state, irrigation is central not only to agriculture but also to the health of residential landscapes and community green spaces. From century-old canal systems feeding hay fields to backyard sprinklers keeping lawns green in dry summers, water use in Montana requires careful Read More…

Trump retreats more on tariffs after big Wall Street stock selloffs, trade war, recession fears

U.S. President Donald Trump has retreated more on 25% tariffs against Canada and Mexico after Wall Street opened with big losses for stocks Thursday and businesses and consumers worry about higher prices and a potential recession. U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick told CNBC Thursday that products and materials governed under the current North American trade Read More…

Montana GOP lawmakers sponsor bills seeking to restrict wind development

Two Republican lawmakers representing rural eastern Montana districts are sponsoring bills to restrict where new wind turbines can be built and how tall they can be. Proponents of the proposals argue they will reduce wind farms’ impact on neighboring landowners and communities. Opponents counter that the bills will stifle a growing but underdeveloped Montana industry Read More…

‘Wild West’: Montana regulators want answers on huge power requests from data centers

 The Montana Public Service Commission has opened an inquiry process into NorthWestern Energy’s plan to supply two data center companies with enormous amounts of coal-fired power in Montana and how it will affect the power system and customers. On Tuesday, the commission voted unanimously to request information from NorthWestern Energy about “data center loads and Read More…

‘Sustainable’ or ‘dangerous’?: Local legislators help advance expanded wolf-hunting bills

Two wolf-hunting bills have advanced through a committee with the votes of two local legislators and could be considered in the Montana House of Representatives this week. HB 176 and HB 222, which could result in more wolves being hunted, advanced in the House Fish, Wildlife and Parks Committee on Jan. 24 by party-line votes of Read More…