HELENA, Montana, Aug. 23 -- The Montana Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release: The Montana Department of Environmental Quality is proposing new regulations for management of Technologically Enhanced Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials, or "TENORM." The proposed new administrative rules were released today, launching a 60-day public comment period. Public hearings on the proposed rules are scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 24, in Glendive, and Thursday, Oct. 10,  more PR

HELENA, Montana, Aug. 22 -- Montana Attorney General Tim Fox issued the following news release: Attorney General Tim Fox today announced that as a result of a bipartisan, public/private coalition of all state attorneys general and 12 phone companies, eight principles have been adopted to fight illegal robocalls nationwide. "This agreement will help protect consumers from illegal robocalls and make it easier for attorneys general to investigate and prosecute bad actors," Attorney General Tim Fo more PR

HELENA, Montana, Aug. 21 -- Montana Commissioner of Securities and Insurance Matt Rosendale issued the following news release: * * * - New Program Championed by Rosendale Leads to Double-Digit Rate Decreases in the Individual Market * * * State Auditor Matt Rosendale announced today that every health insurance plan sold on the individual market in Montana will have lower rates next year, largely due a new program that he's championed for the past two years. The new Montana Reinsurance Prog more PR

HELENA, Montana, Aug. 19 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: The Montana Standard had some pointed words this weekend about Sen. Steve Daines' continued silence following the appointment of anti-public lands and anti-federal land management William Pendley to lead the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). Pendley, who was appointed to lead the BLM last month, has advocated for the sale of public lands and against federal management of lands, which he is now responsibl more PR

HELENA, Montana, Aug. 20 -- The Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services issued the following news release: * * * - Advancing diabetes care with state-of-the-art training for healthcare professionals on October 3-4 in Helena * * * Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) officials state the 22nd annual Montana Diabetes Professional Conference is slated for October 3-4, 2019 at the Delta Hotels by Marriott Helena Colonial. Registration is now open. The cost to at more PR

BOZEMAN, Montana, Aug. 24 -- Montana State University issued the following news: A Montana State University faculty member has been named a fellow in the inaugural cohort of a program aimed at helping STEM faculty from underrepresented backgrounds ascend to university leadership roles. Abbie Richards, associate professor of chemical and biological engineering, has been chosen for the IAspire Leadership Academy, in which fellows develop leadership skills through a one-year program that includes more PR

BOZEMAN, Montana, Aug. 20 [TNSscienceresearch] -- Montana State University issued the following news: Wildfires in the West are becoming inevitable, and communities that rethink what it means to live with them will likely fare better than those that simply rebuild after they burn. So says a recently published paper led by Dave McWethy, assistant professor of Earth Sciences in Montana State University's College of Letters and Science, and a group of scientists from several other institutions ac more PR

BOZEMAN, Montana, Aug. 21 -- Montana State University issued the following news: A documentary by two Montana State University film faculty members has won an award at an international film festival. "Rituals of Resistance," directed by Tenzin Phuntsog and Joy Dietrich of the MSU School of Film and Photography in the College of Arts and Architecture, won the "Emerging Director Feature Documentary" award at the 42nd annual Asian American International Film Festival which ran from July 23 until  more PR

BOZEMAN, Montana, Aug. 22 -- Montana State University issued the following news: Montana State University has received a $100,000 grant from The Bernard Osher Foundation to support and enhance MSU Wonderlust, a lifelong learning program that offers a variety of non-credit classes, forums and other activities. The Osher Foundation supports lifelong learning institutes for adults age 50 or older who are interested in learning for the joy of learning. It currently supports 123 Osher Lifelong Lear more PR

VERMILLION, South Dakota, Aug. 21 -- The University of South Dakota issued the following news: The University Libraries at the University of South Dakota presents its biennial international altered book exhibition, "Bound and Unbound V," juried by studio artist Jessica Drenk, now through Jan. 3, 2020. A reception will be held Oct. 18 from 4 - 6 p.m. Raised in Montana and currently residing outside of Rochester, New York, Drenk has been actively engaged in the altered book medium for over 15 ye more PR

MISSOULA, Montana, Aug. 20 -- The University of Montana issued the following news release: University of Montana President Seth Bodnar said campus has worked diligently during the past year to move UM from a position of uncertainty to stability as it prepares for future growth. UM's 19th president made his remarks Tuesday during his second State of the University address in the Montana Theatre, sharing the stage with UM Provost Jon Harbor and shared governance leaders. This annual event brings more PR

MISSOULA, Montana, Aug. 21 [TNSscienceresearch] -- The University of Montana issued the following news release: Wildfires in the West are becoming inevitable, and communities that rethink what it means to live with them will fare better than those that simply rebuild after they burn. So says a new paper published in Nature Sustainability, research stemming from a collaboration among scientists from the University of Montana's W.A. Franke College of Forestry and Conservation, Montana State Univ more PR

MISSOULA, Montana, Aug. 22 -- The University of Montana issued the following news release: Wings Over Water, a joint program of the University of Montana and the Montana Natural History Center, recently was awarded an Underwriters Laboratories Innovation Education Award. Open to nonprofits from across the U.S. and Canada, the award comes with a $25,000 prize. The Missoula program was one of six across the nation to earn the award, which are presented with great fanfare by Underwriters Laborato more PR