FORT WORTH, Texas, Aug. 29 -- American Airlines issued the following news release: * * * - Airline Adds Flights to Bozeman and Kalispell Next Summer, More Than Doubles Capacity to Alaska * * * American Airlines continues to grow in Montana with four new seasonal flights to the Big Sky Country from Philadelphia (PHL), New York City (LGA) and Los Angeles (LAX). The airline will also introduce three new routes to Alaska, including service to Fairbanks (FAI), a new destination for customers look more PR

POLSON, Montana, Aug. 30 [TNSscienceresearch] -- The University of Montana issued the following news release: The middle of the Earth's oceans are filled with vast systems of rotating currents known as subtropical gyres. These regions occupy 40% of the Earth's surface and have long been considered remarkably stable biological deserts, with little variation in chemical makeup or the nutrients needed to sustain life. However, there exists a strange anomaly in the North Pacific Subtropical Gyre  more PR

OLYMPIA, Washington, Aug. 28 -- Gov. Jay Inslee, D-Washington, issued the following news release: Gov. Jay Inslee and Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer -- along with a coalition of governors from California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin -- sent a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue voicing opposition to the USDA's proposal to essentially e more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, Aug. 29 -- McGuireWoods, a law firm, issued the following news release: The National Law Journal named McGuireWoods partner Gregory Evans to its exclusive 2019 Winning Litigators list honoring trial lawyers for victories in high-stakes cases. Evans earned the honor for representing copper mining giant Asarco in a federal court trial that resulted in 2018's largest contribution judgment under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA).  more PR

HELENA, Montana, Aug. 29 -- The Montana Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release: The Montana Department of Environmental Quality is announcing the first statewide funding opportunity for electric vehicle charging stations. The new Charge Your Ride Montana Program is funded by the Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation State Trust Agreement that stemmed from a legal settlement in 2016 over the use of devices intended to defeat emissions tests. The goal of Charge Your  more PR

HELENA, Montana, Aug. 26 -- The Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation issued the following news: Governor Steve Bullock today announced that the town of Lincoln, Mont., has been approved for two State Revolving Fund loans totaling $538,900 to finance improvements to its wastewater treatment system. Most of Lincoln's wastewater infrastructure, including the sewer system, pump stations and treatment plant, are all original components installed in 1986. The Center Avenue and Bl more PR

HELENA, Montana, Aug. 29 -- Montana Attorney General Tim Fox issued the following news release: Attorney General Tim Fox today announced the completion of Montana's Sexual Assault Kit Tracking System. The system, which launches September 1, will be used by sex assault survivors, health care professionals, and law enforcement agencies statewide. The Montana Department of Justice designed the Sexual Assault Kit Tracking System to serve as a hub for confidential information while enabling survivo more PR

HELENA, Montana, Aug. 27 -- The Montana Department of Commerce issued the following news release: Montana Department of Commerce staff joined local residents and community leaders at a groundbreaking event to celebrate the future of the Alpenglow Apartments, 38 new affordable homes for families and individuals in Whitefish. "To support a growing economy and our vibrant communities, Montanans need an affordable place to live," said Bruce Brensdal, Montana Housing Division Administrator. "That's more PR

HELENA, Montana, Aug. 30 -- The Montana Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release: The Montana Department of Environmental Quality has issued its Record of Decision and rationale to allow Montana Resources to raise the western embankment of the existing Yankee Doodle Tailings Impoundment, extend its boundary and add other facilities to support the project. The impoundment is north of Butte's Berkeley Pit in Silver Bow County. DEQ issued the Final EIS on August 13, 2 more PR

HELENA, Montana, Aug. 28 -- Montana Attorney General Tim Fox issued the following news release: The Montana Department of Justice announced today the availability of $24,000 in Chrome for Kids Wish Fund grants. These funds are made available through a special Chrome for Kids motorcycle license plate used to fund efforts by Montana-based nonprofit corporations which grant wishes to chronically or critically ill Montana children. "Thanks to the continued generosity of Montana's motorcycle owners more PR

HELENA, Montana, Aug. 27 -- The Montana Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release: The Montana Department of Environmental Quality today released a Draft Environmental Impact Statement for a major revision at the Spring Creek Coal Mine northeast of Decker, beginning a 30-day public comment period. The Spring Creek Mine is in the southeast corner of Big Horn County, approximately eight miles northeast of Decker. The proposed revision would add 977 acres of new mining more PR

HELENA, Montana, Aug. 28 -- Gov. Steve Bullock, D-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * - Bullock to celebrate school broadband progress in Kalispell * * * Governor Steve Bullock today released the following statement to welcome Montana students and educators back to school. "As Lisa and I send our three kids back to school, I know that Montanans all across the state share the same excitement for the year ahead and the same pride in our public schools for opening the doors of op more PR

HELENA, Montana, Aug. 29 -- The Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services issued the following news release: State and local public health officials are reporting the season's first human West Nile Virus (WNV) cases in Montana. The cases, reported in Custer and Lewis and Clark counties, both occurred in individuals over the age of 60, who are often at greater risk for severe disease. Both required hospitalization and no further information is available at this time. Most people w more PR

BOZEMAN, Montana, Aug. 29 -- Montana State University issued the following news: A Montana State University business professor whose research focuses on new entrepreneurs was recently recognized for her work in both national and international spheres. Agnieszka Kwapisz, associate professor of management in the Jake Jabs College of Business and Entrepreneurship, received the best paper award at the European Academy of Management annual conference in Portugal this June for her paper, "Business A more PR

HUNTLEY, Montana, Aug. 31 [TNSscienceresearch] -- Montana State University issued the following news: When the headgates opened on the Bureau of Reclamation's Huntley Irrigation Project on the Yellowstone River in 1907, the engineering marvel transformed the valley east of Billings from sagebrush rangeland into fields green with alfalfa and other crops. Today, the massive waterworks is at the center of another engineering challenge: helping fish access habitat. Where the river flows over the p more PR

BOZEMAN, Montana, Aug. 28 -- Montana State University issued the following news: A collaboration between students in Montana State University's School of Architecture and Department of Education could help solve a housing crisis for teachers in small rural districts in Montana and perhaps nationwide. This summer, students from both MSU departments worked jointly with school district officials in Augusta, Montana, to design and build an 864-square-foot model home that could be built on school p more PR

BOZEMAN, Montana, Aug. 28 -- Montana State University issued the following news: Renowned economist and New York Times bestselling author Daron Acemoglu will deliver a free public lecture at 7 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 14 in the ballrooms of Montana State University's Strand Union Building. Acemoglu will present "Automation, AI and the Future of Work," as the speaker for the second annual Distinguished Lecture Program, put on by MSU's Initiative for Regulation and Applied Economic Analysis in the D more PR

BOZEMAN, Montana, Aug. 30 -- Montana State University issued the following news: A free public lecture on the relationship between influenza A and a secondary pneumonia infection is set for Thursday, Sept. 12, at Montana State University. Timothy Borgogna, a doctoral candidate in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology in the College of Letters and Science and the College of Agriculture and the recipient of a Kopriva Graduate Fellowship, will present "Staphylococcus aureus Pneumonia: Pro more PR

BOZEMAN, Montana, Aug. 29 -- Montana State University issued the following news: Fisheries scientist Ray Hilborn will give a free presentation at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 4, on how animal-based foods strain Earth's resources. "The Environmental Cost of Dinner" will be held in the Strand Union Building ballrooms at Montana State University. Hilborn, a professor at the University of Washington School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, studies fishery management with a focus on sustainability. He is more PR

MISSOULA, Montana, Aug. 30 -- The University of Montana issued the following news release: The University of Montana's accounting programs are among the nation's top 25 accounting schools. The Public Accounting Report, a monthly periodical that covers the accounting profession, recently announced its 2019 rankings for the best undergraduate and graduate accounting programs in the country. UM's undergraduate and graduate accounting programs both landed on the list. Drawing on peer assessment s more PR

MISSOULA, Montana, Aug. 28 -- The University of Montana issued the following news release: The University of Montana's Master of Public Health online program has been named No. 3 on the Affordable Schools list of 25 Best Affordable Master's in Public Health Online Degrees 2019. The rankings were based on average cost of attendance for in-state students and student-to-faculty ratios. UM's School of Public and Community Health Sciences is accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health more PR