HELENA, Montana, July 2 -- The Alliance for the Wild Rockies issued the following commentary on July 1, 2024, by Executive Director Mike Garrity: * * * Court Halts Massive Illegal Old Growth Logging Project in Montana's Little Belt Mountains The Alliance for the Wild Rockies and Native Ecosystems Council filed their lawsuit to stop the Horsefly project in the Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest in April 2021. The project called for cutting and burning trees on 10,343 acres, which is more t  more

HELENA, Montana, July 6 -- The Alliance for the Wild Rockies issued the following commentary on July 5, 2024, by Executive Director Mike Garrity: * * * Environmental Groups Save Ashley National Forest Roadless Areas From Bulldozers and Chainsaws The great news is the Ashley National Forest has been saved from a "landscape scale" deforestation plan in which the Forest Service planned to bulldoze in skid trails to log and burn up to 147,000 acres (230 square miles!) of Inventoried Roadless Area  more

WASHINGTON, July 3 [Category: Environment] -- The League of Conservation Voters issued the following news release: Today, ahead of the Fourth of July, the League of Conservation Voters Education Fund (LCVEF), in partnership with LCVEF's state affiliates, announced the expansion of nine community-based, multi-state voter registration programs. Mobilizing efforts will focus on communities in Arizona, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Idaho, Montana, Utah, and Wisconsin to meet communities where t  more

BOZEMAN, Montana, July 2 -- The Trust for Public Land issued the following news release: Trust for Public Land (TPL) is thrilled to announce the acquisition and donation of a pivotal three-mile stretch of land in Emigrant, MT, to Park County, marking a significant step in the development of the Yellowstone Heritage Trail. This strategic land purchase and donation continues the progress towards the collective vision of TPL and Park County to create Emigrant's first park and trail, and ultimately  more

EUGENE, Oregon, July 4 -- The Western Environmental Law Center issued the following news release on July 3, 2024: On Wednesday, July 10th, the Montana Supreme Court will hold oral argument in landmark youth-led constitutional climate case, Held v. State of Montana. What: The Montana Supreme Court will host a 90-minute oral argument in Held v. State of Montana. Attorneys for the youth plaintiffs will argue to uphold their historic win where Judge Kathy Seeley ruled wholly in plaintiffs' favor d  more