Editorial: After 149 years, mining law could use an update By the Chronicle Editorial Board 17 hrs ago The law governing how minerals can be extracted from public land was enacted in 1872 when Ulysses S. Grant was president of the United States. By almost any standard, such a dated law warrants substantial revision to bring it in line with contemporary realities.
Editorial: A river task force could make a difference By the Chronicle Editorial Board Aug 1, 2021 Gov. Greg Gianforte may not have anticipated this when he ran for office, but he now finds himself in the middle of a crisis over Montana’s trout fisheries.
Editorial: Stone-Manning the right pick for BLM post By the Chronicle Editorial Board Jul 30, 2021 The U.S. Senate will soon pass judgment on the appointment of Montanan Tracy Stone-Manning to head the Bureau of Land Management — the agency that administers some 8.3 million acres of land in Montana and the Dakotas.
Guest column: Stone-Manning is the experienced leader we need By Becky Edwards Guest columnist Jul 31, 2021 Last week, Tracy Stone-Manning’s nomination to lead the Bureau of Land Management advanced out of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, bound for a Senate floor vote to hopefully confirm her appointment to oversee nearly 250 million acres of our much-loved public lands.
Guest column: Speech control is a one-way ticket to tyranny By Roger Koopman Guest columnist Jul 30, 2021 I used to dismiss as a peculiar form of psychosis the desire of some troubled souls to silence and censor the right of others to speak and think freely. After all, the impulse to gag the mouth and shut the mind of another individual is hardly what we would call “normal.” Compelling others to…
Guest column: Governor plays politics as fire season drags on By Bill Lombardi Guest columnist Jul 27, 2021 Montanans used to joke that we had two distinct seasons: winter and road construction.
Emperor penguins headed for 'threatened' status under Endangered Species Act – they're at risk from climate change Stephanie Jenouvrier Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Declined invitations go over more graciously when lack of money is cited instead of lack of time – new research Ashley Whillans Harvard Business School
Expansion of Second Chance Pell Grants will let more people in prison pursue degrees Andrea Cantora University of Baltimore
5 simple tips for parents who will still be co-teachers when kids go back to school Rebekah Piper Texas A&M-San Antonio
Climate change is already disrupting US forests and coasts – here's what we're seeing at 5 long-term research sites Peter Mark Groffman CUNY Graduate Center
