WASHINGTON, June 1 -- Billings Flying Service, headquartered in Billings, Montana, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration addressing the proposed Airworthiness Directive concerning Columbia Helicopters, Inc. and restricted category Model CH-47D helicopters. The letter critiques the draft rule for imposing operational and administrative burdens while not fully recognizing prior compliant work. Billings Flying Service, a type certificate holder and operator  more ST

WASHINGTON, June 1 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA proposes lower residential lead cleanup level for Butte * EPA proposal lowers the existing residential cleanup level and initiates a 30-day public comment period BUTTE, Mont. -Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing changes to the residential cleanup level for lead and the size of the Butte Priority Soils Operable Unit (BPSOU). EPA's proposal lowers cleanup level fo more PR

HELENA, Montana, June 1 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Gianforte Announces Montana Joins "A Home For Every Child" Initiative To Strengthen Foster Care * Governor Greg Gianforte today joined Assistant Secretary Alex Adams of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families (ACF) to announce Montana's participation in the national "A Home for Every Child" initiative, a collaborative effort aimed at  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Environment and Natural Resources Division issued the following news release on June 1, 2026: * * * Justice Department Secures Ruling to Allow Montana Vegetation Management Project to Proceed Last week, the U.S. District Court for the District of Montana upheld the Forest Service's Mud Creek Project in the Bitterroot National Forest in southwest Montana. Continuing over the course of several years, the project will reduce the threat of cata more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, June 2 -- West Virginia Attorney General John B. McCuskey issued the following news release on June 1, 2026: * * * Attorney General McCuskey leads coalition to stop activist groups from blocking permitting process before it begins A federal appeals court recently handed activist groups a powerful new tool: the ability to sue and halt any federal permitting project before the responsible state agency has even had a chance to review it. West Virginia Attorney General  more PR