State removes roadblock to northwest Montana mines
The Montana Department of Environmental Quality has asked a district court judge to dismiss a case that would have labeled...
Environment
Legislators told of possible low-emission cement production at Escalante Power Plant
Beyond coal plants, carbon capture and sequestration may help with cement manufacturing and create new industry in New Mexico, according...
Oregon’s Bootleg Fire adds more than 40,000 acres in a day
Oregon's Bootleg Fire is growing at a pace firefighters say is pushing personnel to the limit as the inferno adds...
California initiative requiring state to adopt regulations on plastic waste certified for 2022 ballot
On July 19, a citizen-initiated measure to require California to adopt regulations designed to reduce the use of single-use plastic...
Heavy June rain brings late emergence of mosquitoes in Illinois
The state is witnessing a later emergence of mosquitos throughout the state after a dry May and unusually wet June....
How Black residents in coastal Georgia are holding polluters accountable
Spanline Dixon, a retired teacher’s aide, is used to unpleasant smells. Her home in Brunswick, Ga. is near a waste and...
PRC plans to open official inquiry into San Juan cooling tower collapse
The New Mexico Public Regulation Commission plans to open an investigation into a cooling tower collapse that happened in late...
California is planning floating wind farms offshore to boost its power supply – here’s how they work
Northern California has some of the strongest offshore winds in the U.S., with immense potential to produce clean energy. But...
The ocean is full of tiny plastic particles – we found a way to track them with satellites
Plastic is the most common type of debris floating in the world’s oceans. Waves and sunlight break much of it...
Missouri River tributary runs dry after restoration project
Helena anglers are expressing concern over the loss of surface flow in Beaver Creek, an ecologically important tributary of the...
