Montana

The dueling dinosaurs were fossilized while apparently locked in battle.

'Dueling dinos' set off a long legal battle and a scientific debate

In 2006, an amateur fossil hunter made an unprecedented find: two dinosaurs fossilized while apparently locked in battle. A court case followed over mineral versus surface rights, bringing into question the future of fossil discovery in the US.

'Dueling dinos' set off a long legal battle and a scientific debate
Keystone pipeline spill

Keystone oil spill casts doubt on the safety of proposed Keystone XL pipeline

Keystone oil spill casts doubt on the safety of proposed Keystone XL pipeline
Black and white image of several people and a horse standing in front of teepees. A dog howls in the mid-foreground.

Ignored and deported, Cree 'refugees' echo the crises of today

Ignored and deported, Cree 'refugees' echo the crises of today
Copper and blue colored pipes are shown stacked on their sides in Gascoyne, North Dakota.

A judge has halted construction of the Keystone XL oil pipeline

A judge has halted construction of the Keystone XL oil pipeline
Helicopter dropping water on wildfire

2017 was the costliest US natural disaster year on record

2017 was the costliest US natural disaster year on record
Maddie on left leans on Wilmot

The new mayor of Helena, Montana, has made history — and now just wants to get to work

Wilmont Collins came the US as a refugee. Now he will be the first black mayor of his hometown.

The new mayor of Helena, Montana, has made history — and now just wants to get to work
Greg Gianforte

How slamming campaign finance laws helped Greg Gianforte become a congressman

Montana politician Greg Giancarlo's legal investments paid dividends during his turbulent special election.

How slamming campaign finance laws helped Greg Gianforte become a congressman
The World

After ‘body-slamming’ incident, calls for GOP congressional candidate Greg Gianforte to resign

The altercation between Greg Gianforte — who is running for the state's only congressional seat in Thursday's special election — and journalist Ben Jacobs took place at a campaign event at Gianforte's headquarters in the city of Bozeman, Montana, The Guardian said.

After ‘body-slamming’ incident, calls for GOP congressional candidate Greg Gianforte to resign
Glacier National Bjorn Beer

A writer moves to Montana to hike, ski, and to watch the glaciers disappear

Software executive and writer Björn Beer decided to move with his wife and daughter to Montana, near Glacier National Park, in part to bear witness to the glaciers’ disappearance.

A writer moves to Montana to hike, ski, and to watch the glaciers disappear
Pictured here is Lake McDonald in Glacier National Park.

Is 'last-chance tourism' good or bad for endangered places?

Planning a visit to see retreating glaciers, the Great Barrier Reef or Machu Picchu? Tread lightly, one travel reporter says.

Is 'last-chance tourism' good or bad for endangered places?
A group of activists march down a street with a large banner that reads, STAND TOGETHER MONTANA.

Small-town America is arguing over whether to welcome Syria’s refugees or fear them

Only two states in the country don’t have organizations working to resettle refugees: Wyoming and Montana. But Montana is making a change — and people on both sides of the issue are watching.

Small-town America is arguing over whether to welcome Syria’s refugees or fear them
Pronghorn barbed wire

A way to save one of North America's fastest animals

For centuries, herds of pronghorn have traveled hundreds of miles across the west in the second longest land migration in North America. But today, pronghorn often encounter barbed wire fences on private and public land that delay or halt their journey. Now, scientists and wildlife managers are developing fencing systems that allow the pronghorn to cross safely.

A way to save one of North America's fastest animals
terminal

Environmentalists and coal interests fight it out in a small Washington State election

With national policy on climate and energy in political gridlock, the opponents are fighting in local and state trenches. That's why money is pouring into a small county north of Seattle, where there's a debate over a shipping terminal that would send coal to Asia.

Environmentalists and coal interests fight it out in a small Washington State election
Japanese men at the Kooskia internment camp in northern Idaho during World War II.

A bleak chapter in US history gets uncovered in Idaho

70 years ago, the US locked away 120,000 citizens of Japanese descent. Some ended up in northern Idaho, where archaeologists are uncovering their stories.

A bleak chapter in US history gets uncovered in Idaho

Pipelines and oil trains provide different risks, rewards

The drive to build the Keystone XL pipeline and the deadly oil train wreck in Canada earlier this month have launched a lengthy discussion about how crude oil is moved around in this country. One critic says it should prompt a broad re-think of our use of fossil fuels.

Pipelines and oil trains provide different risks, rewards