Winds of change: What will power the Northwest's future?
Carl Borgquist wants to spend more than $1 billion to transform a remote butte fringed by pine trees into a giant water battery.
Energy & Green Tech
Mar 7, 2018
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US considers ending protections for northwest Montana bears
On the heels of lifting protections for Yellowstone-area grizzly bears the U.S. government plans to consider the same action for bruins in northwestern Montana, home to the largest group of grizzlies in the Lower 48.
Ecology
Sep 29, 2017
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US forecasters: Here comes another hotter than normal summer
U.S. forecasters are predicting another warmer than normal summer for most of the country along with wetter weather in a swath of states stretching from Texas to Montana.
Environment
May 18, 2017
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Hunter's find leads to discovery of prehistoric sea creature
A fossil found by an elk hunter in Montana nearly seven years ago has led to the discovery of a new species of prehistoric sea creature that lived about 70 million years ago in the inland sea that flowed east of the Rocky ...
Archaeology
Apr 13, 2017
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NASA image: Pacific Northwest wildfires severe in intensity
The Pacific Northwest is abundantly dotted with wildfires in Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana. There are over 27 fires listed in the Inciweb database for the state of Washington. The largest active fire listed is the ...
Earth Sciences
Aug 26, 2015
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Video shows mother bear rushing at tourists in Yellowstone
Dramatic video captured by a Montana wildlife official shows a mother black bear with cubs running toward a knot of camera-clicking tourists as the animals try to cross a bridge in Yellowstone National Park.
Ecology
May 12, 2015
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US cleanup would leave some asbestos in contaminated town
A long-delayed cleanup proposal for a Montana community where thousands have been sickened by asbestos exposure would leave some of the dangerous material inside houses rather than remove it, as government officials seek ...
Environment
May 5, 2015
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Three Idaho quakes rattle residents from Washington to Montana
Three earthquakes up to magnitude-4.2 and nearly a half-dozen aftershocks jolted northern Idaho, with residents from Washington state to Montana saying they felt the tremors.
Earth Sciences
Apr 24, 2015
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Oil shipments to resume in pipeline that broke under river (Update)
A Wyoming company is preparing to resume oil shipments through a pipeline that broke and spewed 30,000 gallons of crude into Montana's Yellowstone River, even as most of the spilled oil remains unrecovered.
Environment
Mar 11, 2015
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Montana governor calls for deeper pipelines after oil spills
Montana's governor called on the Obama administration Friday to strengthen rules that require oil pipelines to be buried just 4 feet beneath major waterways, after two breaches that spilled a combined 93,000 gallons of crude ...
Environment
Feb 13, 2015
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