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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Montana Newsletter for 2026-02-15 ( 2 items )  
Senate Indian Affairs Committee Issues Report on Crow Tribe Water Rights Settlement Amendments Act (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- The Senate Indian Affairs Committee issued a report (S.Rpt. 119-93) on the Crow Tribe Water Rights Settlement Amendments Act (S. 240). The report was advanced by Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, on Nov. 4, 2025. The Senate passed the bill on Dec. 11, 2025, and it has been received by the House, but not referred to a committee. Here are excerpts: * * * PURPOSE S. 240 amends the Crow Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2010 to update the infrastructure, funding, and administrative mechanisms of the settlement so the Tri more ST

University of Colorado-Boulder: Astrobiologists Search for Alien Life, and Help Life on Earth in the Process (10)
BOULDER, Colorado, Feb. 14 (TNSjou) -- The University of Colorado Boulder campus issued the following news on Feb. 12, 2026: * * * Astrobiologists search for alien life, and help life on Earth in the process By Daniel Strain On Earth, life thrives in some of the most seemingly inhospitable environments. Single-celled organisms like bacteria teem in the hot springs of Yellowstone National Park, where temperatures reach nearly 200 degrees Fahrenheit (93 degrees Celsius). Others dwell deep underground or several miles above Earth's surface in more PR