WASHINGTON, April 1 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management announced its intent to prepare an environmental impact statement for a proposed 646-mile crude oil pipeline. The project, submitted by Bridger Pipeline LLC, Casper, Wyoming, aims to transport oil from the U.S.-Canada border in Phillips County, Montana, to a terminal in Platte County, Wyoming. The 36-inch buried pipeline would cross 63.8 miles of federal lands managed by the bureau, the U.S. Forest Serv more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Footloose Montana, a nonprofit organization dedicated to ending trapping and other harmful practices against wildlife on public lands, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. National Park Service. The letter opposes a proposal that would permit bear baiting within Alaska's national preserves, a rule that aligns federal practice with state regulations managed by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. The organization emphasized that national preserves are federally more ST

HELENA, Montana, April 1 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Gianforte Recognizes Financial Literacy Month * Highlights strength of Montana's financial services sector Governor Greg Gianforte today proclaimed April as Financial Literacy Month in Montana and highlighted the findings of a recent Montana Department of Labor & Industry (DLI) analysis that shows the strength of the financial and professional services sector to meet workforce needs more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 2 -- Earthjustice posted the following news release on March 31, 2026: * * * Groups Challenge Trump Admin's Rushed Approval of Cabinet Mountains Mining Project Organizations fear harm to waters, wilderness area, and ESA-protected species * Missoula, MT -- A coalition of local and national organizations today filed suit over the Trump administration's fast-tracked approval of the Libby Exploration Project in northwestern Montana's Cabinet Mountains. The lawsu more PR

BOZEMAN, Montana, April 2 -- Montana State University issued the following news: * * * Montana State engineering class explores operational improvement strategies used in industry By Skip Anderson, MSU News Service Engineering students at Montana State University can now explore the fundamentals of modern manufacturing management in depth through a new graduate-level course, Manufacturing Management Systems. The class introduces operational improvement strategies widely used in industry and  more PR

MISSOULA, Montana, April 1 -- The University of Montana posted the following news release: * * * UM's Signature AI Initiative Earns National Recognition * "This recognition underscores the University of Montana's thoughtful and forward-looking approach to AI," said Zach Rossmiller, UM's chief information officer. "The Future Project is about more than adopting new tools - it's about supporting our faculty, staff and students as we explore the promise and possibilities of a new technological  more PR