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Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, World, Human Rights, Environment, Wildlife, Regions, North America, United States, Montana 2011-05-09T16:10:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/obama_orders_one_year_moratorium_on_road_building_in_forests/?source=rss The Obama administration is ordering a one-year moratorium on most road-building and other development on about 50 million acres of remote national forests. World, Politics, Environment, Air Quality, Climate and Energy, Forests, Land, Regions, North America, United States, Idaho, Montana, Washington D.C. 2009-05-29T12:54:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/dog_rescued_from_missouri_river/?source=rss Black Eagle firefighters scaled a railroad trestle to rescue a dog that had fallen through the ice into the freezing Missouri River this afternoon. Feel Good, Regions, North America, United States, Montana 2008-12-21T11:46:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/new_proposal_for_canada_lynx_habitat/?source=rss Federal wildlife managers have dramatically increased the amount of land they want to designate as critical habitat for the Canada lynx, a threatened species. Environment, Wildlife, Regions, North America, United States, Colorado, Maine, Minnesota, Montana, Washington, Washington D.C., Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, USA Top Stories 2008-03-02T18:30:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/skies_to_be_swept_for_alien_life/?source=rss The switch has been thrown on a telescope specifically designed to seek out alien life. Science, Space, Regions, Africa, Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canary Islands, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Cote d'Ivoire, Dijbouti, Dem. 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World, Politics, Environment, Air Quality, Climate and Energy, Forests, Land, Water, Wildlife, Regions, North America, United States, Idaho, Montana, South Dakota, Washington D.C., Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, USA Top Stories, World Top Stories 2007-07-26T14:01:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/oil_and_gas_leases_are_withdrawn_over_wildlife/?source=rss Federal officials said Thursday that dozens of oil and gas leases in Montana will be withdrawn from auction and pledged to look more closely at the environmental consequences of such development, particularly near the Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge. World, Politics, Environment, Wildlife, Regions, North America, United States, Montana, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, USA Top Stories, World Top Stories 2007-07-20T14:02:01+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/video_weird_life_forms_in_extreme_yellowstone/?source=rss With summer travel season upon us, we're taking a closer look at Yellowstone National Park -- and we do mean closer. Environment, Wildlife, Regions, North America, United States, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, USA Top Stories 2007-05-28T11:53:01+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/wolf_population_grows_in_three_states/?source=rss The number of wolves in Montana, Idaho and Wyoming continues to grow, with at least 1,300 in the three states at the end of 2006, federal officials say. Environment, Wildlife, Regions, North America, United States, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, USA Top Stories 2007-03-21T10:25:02+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/montana_governor_one_of_first_to_jump_aboard_25_x_25_bandwagon/?source=rss Michael Bowman says it is an "exciting time for agriculture" with states moving toward using renewable fuels for energy independence. Environment, Climate and Energy, Regions, North America, United States, Montana, North Dakota, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, USA Top Stories 2007-01-07T20:53:01+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/gift_makes_museums_world_of_learning_free_to_all_for_a_year/?source=rss Pacific Steel & Recycling has given the public an early gift for the holidays and beyond. Feel Good, Regions, North America, United States, Montana, Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, USA Top Stories 2006-11-29T11:31:01+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/research_to_aid_grizzly_bear_recovery/?source=rss The grizzly bear population in and around Glacier National Park is one of the largest in the Lower 48, but for years wildlife officials have only been able to guess at the numbers that support that conclusion. Top Headlines, Top Stories, USA Top Stories, Environment, Wildlife, Regions, North America, United States, Montana 2006-05-14T23:21:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/gray_wolf_numbers_in_northern_rockies_up/?source=rss The number of gray wolves in the Northern Rockies has surpassed 1,000, a decade after wolves were reintroduced in and around Yellowstone National Park, a report released Thursday shows. Environment, Wildlife, Regions, United States, Montana 2006-03-10T21:35:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/inhabitable_grain_bins_have_their_advantages/?source=rss On the inside, it's a rustic yet stylish tea room, complete with vintage gas stove, stairs of rough-sawn fir, softly curving walls, and a bathroom with accent lighting. On the outside, it's all grain bin, a hulking mass of glistening steel much like you would find on many farms. Feel Good, Regions, North America, United States, Montana 2005-08-17T07:09:00+00:00