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Past articles by Matt:

TikTok content creators file lawsuit against Montana over first-in-nation law banning app

Five TikTok content creators have filed a lawsuit to overturn a planned ban on the video sharing app in Montana → Read More

Criminal cases for killing eagles decline as wind turbine dangers grow

Criminal cases brought by U.S. wildlife officials for harming protected bald and golden eagles dropped sharply in recent years, despite growing concern that wind energy and other pressures are jeopardizing golden eagle populations → Read More

Biden proposal would let conservationists lease public land much as drillers and ranchers do

More than a century after the U.S. started selling oil leases on public lands, the Biden administration is seeking to let conservationists lease government property to restore it → Read More

Youth lawsuit challenging Montana's pro-fossil fuel policies is heading to trial

A Montana judge on Friday said a climate change lawsuit from young people challenging the state’s pro-fossil fuel policies will proceed to trial despite efforts by the state to derail the case → Read More

Montana transgender lawmaker barred by GOP from House floor

Montana Republican leaders have voted to bar a transgender state lawmaker from the House floor in retaliation for rebuking colleagues – and then participating in protests – after they voted to ban gender-affirming care for children → Read More

Companies bid $264M in Gulf oil sale mandated by climate law

Oil companies including Chevron and ExxonMobil offered a combined $264 million for drilling rights in the Gulf of Mexico in a sale mandated by last year’s climate bill compromise → Read More

US to focus bison restoration on expanding tribal herds

DENVER (AP) — U.S. officials will work to restore more large bison herds to Native American lands under a Friday order from Interior Secretary Deb Haaland that calls for the government to tap into Indigenous knowledge in its efforts to conserve the burly animals that are an icon of the American West. Haaland also announced […] → Read More

US to focus bison restoration on expanding tribal herds

DENVER (AP) — U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland says her agency will work to restore more large bison herds to Native American lands under an order that calls for the government to tap into Indigeno... → Read More

2 train derailments have similar risks, different outcomes

The cause of neither derailment has been determined, Norfolk Southern spokesman Connor Spielmaker said. → Read More

Eyes on the sky as Chinese balloon shot down over Atlantic

Eyes were locked on the Carolina skies Saturday as the suspected Chinese spy balloon that traversed the U.S. over the past week drifted over the Atlantic Ocean and was shot down by a fighter jet. In Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, a crowd lining the beach boardwalk cheered as the balloon was struck by a missile […] → Read More

All eyes on the sky as Chinese balloon heads toward Atlantic

Eyes remained on the skies Saturday as a suspected Chinese spy balloon slowly drifted toward the U.S. Atlantic Coast and remained in clear view over the Carolinas, where authorities warned people not... → Read More

US may lift protections for Yellowstone, Glacier grizzlies

U.S. wildlife officials have taken the first step to lift federal protections for grizzly bears in the northern Rocky Mountains, which would open the door to future hunting in several → Read More

US may lift protections for Yellowstone, Glacier grizzlies

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Biden administration took a first step Friday toward ending federal protections for grizzly bears in the northern Rocky Mountains, which would open the door to future huntin... → Read More

Feds send $930 million to curb 'crisis' of US West wildfires

The Biden administration is directing $930 million toward reducing wildfire dangers in 10 western states by clearing trees and underbrush from national forests → Read More

Moving species emerges as last resort as climate warms

In a desperate effort to save a seabird species in Hawaii from rising ocean waters, scientists are moving chicks to a new island hundreds of miles away. Moving species to save them — once considered taboo — is quickly gaining traction as climate change upends habitats. → Read More

In 2021, judge warned of gay bar attacker’s shootout plans

The comments made by Judge Robin Chittum in August last year are contained in court documents obtained by The Associated Press. → Read More

In 2021, judge warned of gay bar attacker’s shootout plans

The comments made by Judge Robin Chittum in August last year are contained in court documents obtained by The Associated Press. → Read More

In 2021, judge warned of gay bar attacker’s shootout plans

The comments made by Judge Robin Chittum in August last year are contained in court documents obtained by The Associated Press. → Read More

In 2021, judge warned of gay bar attacker’s shootout plans

The comments made by Judge Robin Chittum in August last year are contained in court documents obtained by The Associated Press. → Read More

Judge warned in 2021 about Colorado gay bar attacker's shootout plans

The comments raise more questions about whether enough was done to stop the recent mass shooting at Club Q in Colorado Springs. → Read More