SAN FRANCISCO, California, Sept. 30 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice issued the following news release: Billings, MO Conservation and family agriculture groups challenged Montana's approval of an expansion of the Bull Mountains Coal Mine, citing failures of the state's Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) to meet legal standards in its Environmental Analysis (EA). Bull Mountain Land Alliance, Northern Plains Resource Council, and the Montana Environmental Information Center, represe more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 4 -- The International Code Council issued the following news release on Oct. 3, 2024: * * * Montana is the third state to adopt the ICC/MBI 1200 and 1205 standards for off-site construction * * * Helena, Montana - On September 20, 2024, the state of Montana approved the adoption of the International Code Council's and Modular Building Institute's (MBI) Standards 1200 and 1205. The adoption marks Montana's commitment to the expanded use of off-site construction and th more PR

HELENA, Montana, Oct. 4 -- The Alliance for the Wild Rockies issued the following news: There's a boiling controversy right now over the future of hundreds of thousands of acres of Forest Service lands abutting Yellowstone National Park and comprising the core of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. These lands are primarily in the Gallatin and Madison Ranges which are facing increasing pressures from a variety of development and recreational pressures. The vast majority of the area is protected more PR