NORFOLK, Virginia, April 3 [Category: Animals] -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release: * * * Chilling Virtual Reality Experience From peta2 Promises Alien Encounters at the University of Montana Missoula, Mont. - Coming to the University of Montana next week is peta2's award-winning virtual reality experience, Abduction, which is touring the country to encourage empathy for animals caged in laboratories on university campuses. In this eerie experien  more

HELENA, Montana, April 5 -- The Alliance for the Wild Rockies issued the following blog posting: * * * Conservation Groups sue to protect grizzlies, lynx, and sage grouse in the Gravelly Mountains of Montana Yesterday, April 3, 2025, the Alliance for the Wild Rockies, Council on Wildlife and Fish and Native Ecosystems Council filed a federal lawsuit to protect habitat for three rare wildlife species -- grizzly bears, lynx, and sage grouse -- in Gravelly Mountains of Montana, which is an area   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 2 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice posted the following news release: * * * One of America's Dirtiest Coal Plants Seeks Get-Out-of-Jail-Free Card from Trump Bozeman, MT -- The owners of one of America's dirtiest coal-fired power plants have asked the Trump administration for a two-year exemption on compliance with federal clean air standards. Montana's Colstrip plant is the largest emitter of toxic particulate matter of any plant in the country's agin  more

BOZEMAN, Montana, April 3 -- The Property and Environment Research Center issued the following news release on April 2, 2025: * * * Researchers Unveil Groundbreaking Conservation Strategy to Help Save the Great Salt Lake Through Voluntary Water Leasing Salt Lake City--A comprehensive new report released today offers a pioneering roadmap for restoring the Great Salt Lake through a collaborative, market-driven approach that recognizes farmers as critical partners in conservation efforts. The re  more

HELENA, Montana, March 31 -- The Alliance for the Wild Rockies issued the following blog posting on March 31, 2025: * * * Senator Whitehouse and Congresswoman Dean introduce the Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act On Thursday, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse and Representative Madeleine Dean reintroduced the Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act in the U.S. Senate (S. 1198) and in the U.S. House of Representatives (H.R. 2420) with fifteen original cosponsors across both chambers. The No  more