In Jackson Hole, in the nation’s richest county, has a major housing problem. Now, developers are looking to public land.

Promulgating the Roadless Rule was one of the most intensive public processes in Forest Service history. It involved more than 600 public meetings, including 34 in Montana alone. More than 1.6 million ...

Tribally run management and a deal with Yellowstone National Park, is helping forge a future for coexisting with the iconic American Bison.

A herd of Apennine chamois, a species of goat antelope endemic to the region, moves across the mountains of Majella National Park in Abruzzo, Italy. Like mountain goats in Greater Yellowstone, wolves ...

A 2022 analysis by OnX, a smartphone mapping company, found that Montana has nearly 900,000 acres of “corner-locked” land. Most of that checkerboard land is a legacy of the century-and-a-half-old ...

Emily Senkosky is a writer with a master’s degree in environmental science journalism from the University of Montana. After making a life for herself in South America, she returned to the U.S. to ...

MTFP-Eagleton poll results also showed that younger voters are the most concerned about Montana climate shifts.

A strong majority of Montanans surveyed for an MTFP-Eagleton poll said the federal government and fossil fuel companies should be responsible for addressing climate change. The poll also found ...

NorthWestern Energy, Montana’s largest utility company, has significantly expanded the amount of coal and natural gas in its portfolio in recent years, building a 175-megawatt gas plant in Laurel and ...

Environmental groups argue that the “energy emergency” Trump has declared to facilitate fossil fuel development doesn’t exist.

A majority of Montanans believe there is the right amount of federal land in the state, according to a recent poll conducted by Montana Free Press in coordination with Rutgers University. About one ...

Steve Pearce, a New Mexico Republican, has come under fire from conservation groups for formerly calling for the divestment of federal land.