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President Joe Biden's administration is sticking by the decision under former President Donald Trump to lift protections for gray wolves across most of the U.S.
President Joe Biden's administration is sticking by the decision under former President Donald Trump to lift protections for gray wolves across most of the U.S.
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) â Record-breaking heat hammered the northern Rockies on Tuesday and smoke from dozens of large wildfires drove pollution to unhealthy levels â a grim but increasingly familiar situation for a region racked by drought. Unhealthy air was recorded around most of Montana’s larger cities â Billings, Butte, Bozeman and Missoula â and in portions of northern Wyoming and eastern Idaho, according data from U.S. government air monitoring stations. More than 40 large fires were burning in the three states, and smoke was also pouring in from blazes on the West ...
Gianforte won't endorse masks despite COVID-19 case rise IRIS SAMUELS, Associated Press/Report for America July 27, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana health officials reported on Tuesday more than 250 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases in a single day for the first time in over five months. Health officials reported 261 new cases of the respiratory virus, bringing the number of active cases in the state to 942. Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte said in a statement that he is concerned about the growing caseload, but stopped short of recommending that residents wear masks in c...
Lawsuit challenges Texas law banning abortion after 6 weeks By IRIS SAMUELS Associated Press July 13, 2021 — 3:23pm Text size Copy shortlink: A coalition of abortion providers and advocates filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday challenging a Texas law that would allow private citizens to sue anyone for helping a woman ...