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Rolling out a Plan

by Susan Sargent | February 27, 2020
“The latest idea coming from the City of Durango’s Natural Lands Preservation Advisory Board is to find a future home for the next big thing – e-bikes. At the heart of it all is the idea to create a new system of user-specific, directional trails for electric bicycles, or e-bikes ...

Refuge Conveyance Sparks Concern About Public Land Transfers and a Disclaimer

by Susan Sargent | February 26, 2020
“MONTANA – A proposal by U.S. Sen. Steve Daines to convey the National Bison Range to the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes has generated a mixture of excitement, concern and outright opposition in Montana. The provision, included in a broader bill settling the historic water ...

Oil Industry Watching Philadelphia’s Move to Ban Toxic Chemical

“Philadelphia leaders hope their attempt to ban hydrogen fluoride from oil refinery processes within city limits will spark other regulation of the chemical compound across the country. The city’s proposal comes after a fire and explosion at Philadelphia Energy Solutions’ Girard ...

Gianforte Talks Good Neighbor Authority With State, Federal Foresters

by Susan Sargent | February 25, 2020
“U.S. Representative Greg Gianforte came to Missoula Tuesday to learn how state and federal foresters are working together. ‘I’m here to listen,’ the Republican Congressman and gubernatorial candidate told a group of state and federal forest managers at the U.S. Forest ...

USGS Whistleblower Alleges Poor Lab Conditions, Water Pollution

“A U.S. Geological Survey lab in Seattle leached pathogen-laced wastewater into a Seattle wetland, possibly endangering salmon and trout, and has attempted to fire an employee who blew the whistle on the lab, according to Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility. The USGS ...

Musing From The Parks | Hunting Bandelier, Employee Housing, Smith’s Job

by Susan Sargent | February 24, 2020
“If you’re paying attention, the press release touting the effort of U.S. Martin Heinrich of New Mexico to rebrand Bandelier National Monument as a national park sounds noble. It’s what he’s not publicly promoting in that legislation that you should to pay attention ...
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