HELENA, Montana, Aug. 21 -- The Alliance for the Wild Rockies issued the following news release: Without question, the Cabinet-Yaak grizzly bears are the most isolated and threatened population in Montana. The bad news is that this already small population is going downhill so fast it's threatened with irreversible inbreeding. The good news is the Alliance for the Wild Rockies and several other conservation co-Plaintiffs just won an incredible court victory to stop the Black Ram massive old gro  more

HELENA, Montana, Aug. 25 -- The Alliance for the Wild Rockies issued the following agency statement on Aug. 24, 2023: * * * It's absolutely one of the worst places in the country for clearcuts. So we're thrilled that the Court agreed with us and halted the logging project. But going even further, the Court's Order vacated the Forest Service's approval of this logging and road-building project that would have clearcut federally-designated lynx Critical Habitat in the Beartooth Mountains, which   more

HELENA, Montana, Aug. 22 -- WTA-Advocates for Rural Broadband issued the following news: On August 17, representatives from WTA met with staff from the FCC's Wireline Competition Bureau to discuss several topics related to the Enhanced ACAM (E-ACAM) Order approved in July. WTA believes that RUS ReConnect grants should be deemed to be complementary to, rather than duplicative of, E-ACAM support because they are intended to deploy high-speed broadband in the most remote and very high-cost portio  more

HELENA, Montana, Aug. 26 -- WTA-Advocates for Rural Broadband issued the following agency statement on Aug. 25, 2023: * * * Today, WTA responded to an inquiry from the Senate USF Working Group on the future of the Universal Service Fund. The construction, operation, maintenance, and upgrade of rural communications networks requires a predictable and sufficient USF. Without USF and the principles enacted in the 1996 Telecom Act - reasonably comparable rates and services to urban areas, and   more