SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 13 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on Aug. 12, 2022: California Attorney General Rob Bonta today secured a decision from the U.S. District Court for the District of Montana overturning the U.S. Department of the Interior's (DOI) decision to restart the federal coal program based on a flawed environmental review. As part of the decision, DOI will be required to complete a new environmental review under the National Environme more PR

HELENA, Montana, Aug. 13 -- Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen issued the following news release: In response to the state Supreme Court's self-serving 5-2 decision to uphold a lower court ruling that Montanans do not have the right to decide how they elect their Supreme Court justices, Attorney General Knudsen issued the following statement: "Opinions from the Montana Supreme Court have become little more than the rubberstamping of Democrat Party policies with a thin veneer of poor, tort more PR

HELENA, Montana, Aug. 10 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release on Aug. 9, 2022: Following the Montana Supreme Court's decision to uphold an order temporarily blocking three pro-life bills, Governor Greg Gianforte today urged the court to revisit its decision in Armstrong v. State. "The Montana Supreme Court kicked the can down the road today on Armstrong, the 1999 decision which used Roe v. Wade to recognize abortion rights in Montana," Gov. Gianforte said. "Wit more PR

BILLINGS, Montana, Aug. 9 (TNSres) -- Montana State University-Billings issued the following news: By Maureen Brakke, director of University Communications & Marketing Montana State University Billings assistant professor of botany Jason Comer, Ph.D., is conducting research in Dover Park in Billings, using an advanced device that was recently acquired. The device is a MinION, a nanopore sequencer, which is the only portable, real-time device for DNA and RNA sequencing of plants. The MinION ca more PR

BOZEMAN, Montana, Aug. 12 (TNSfund) -- Montana State University issued the following news release: A biochemist focusing on microbiology is the latest Montana State University researcher to have their work recognized and funded through a National Institutes of Health program emphasizing the investigation of broad scientific questions. Roland Hatzenpichler, an assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry in MSU's College of Letters and Science, received the Maximizing Inv more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 9 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton joined a Montana-led multistate amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court concerning the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) rulemaking on bump stocks. The unconstitutional rule instantaneously transformed hundreds of law-abiding gun owners in the United States into criminals and compelled them to destroy or relinquish lawfully acquired property. A more PR

MISSOULA, Montana, Aug. 11 (TNSfund) -- The University of Montana issued the following news release: The National Science Foundation recently awarded $10 million to a six-state collaborative working to boost the underrepresentation of Alaska Native and American Indian (AI/AN) students in STEM disciplines and the workforce. The grant award funds Cultivating Indigenous Research Communities for Leadership in Education, or the CIRCLES Alliance. The alliance is led by principal investigator Aaron T more PR

MISSOULA, Montana, Aug. 9 (TNSres) -- The University of Montana issued the following news release: University of Montana researcher Lu Hu contends our understanding of wildfire smoke is a bit hazy. But the atmospheric chemist recently earned a prestigious federal award to take a deep dive into the true nature of the smoke that clouds our Western skies. Dr. Hu's award is from the Faculty Early Career Development Program. CAREER awards are among the most respected National Science Foundation aw more PR