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In the News: NPR July 15, 2026

Trump administration’s proposal to shift management of grizzly bears causes confusion

Jenny Harbine, Managing Attorney, Northern Rockies Office: “They’re not allowed to declare that a species has recovered because it is politically convenient.”
Grizzly bear in Yellowstone National Park, May 19, 2020. (Jim Peaco / NPS)
feature July 14, 2026

Defending the Grizzly Bear

Science shows that true recovery of grizzly bears requires a unified population with connected ecosystems.
A grizzly bear in the Rocky Mountains of Wyoming. (Scott Suriano / Getty Images)
Press Release July 14, 2026

Trump Administration Proposal Would Shift More Grizzly Bear Management to Hostile Northern Rockies States

Grizzly bears retain their listing status under the Endangered Species Act for now
document July 14, 2026

Friends of the Bitterroot v Burgum: Final Order

The court vacated the agency's approval of Amendment 40's removal of elk habitat road density standards and directs agencies to reconsider the standard with remand for further Endangered Species Act…
Trucks haul rock containing heavy crude at a Canadian tar sands facility in Ft. McMurry, Alberta. (Ed Lallo / Getty Images)
From the Experts July 9, 2026

A Warrior’s Path and the Pipeline That Could Cut It

Earthjustice will stand with our partners to challenge Keystone 2.0 in court if the government agencies charged with avoiding such devastation fail to follow the law.
document July 9, 2026

Montana Data Center: Motion to Clarify Scope

Consumer advocate, community, and Indigenous-led organizations filed a motion with the Public Service Commission seeking to clarify the scope of NorthWestern Energy's large load tariff proceeding. The groups asked the…
Press Release June 26, 2026

Montana Residents Challenge State’s Granting of Undisclosed Waiver for Bridger Pipeline Construction

Montana DEQ issued illegal waiver by ignoring requirements for public notices and hearings
document June 26, 2026

Bridger Waiver Affidavits

Montana residents challenged the Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) over the approval of an undisclosed waiver that allowed the proposed Bridger Pipeline to omit required information from an application…
Press Release June 15, 2026

Groups Seek Intervention in NorthWestern Energy Data Center Tariff Proceeding

Intervention looks to prevent cost shifting to residential ratepayers
document June 15, 2026

NorthWestern Tariff: Quotes

Quotes from community, conservation, and Indigenous-led organizations that filed a petition with the Montana Public Service Commission seeking intervention in the NorthWestern Energy tariff proceeding for data centers.
document June 15, 2026

Petition for Intervention: NorthWestern Tariff

Community, conservation, and Indigenous-led organizations filed a petition with the Montana Public Service Commission seeking intervention in the NorthWestern Energy tariff proceeding for data centers.
A grizzly bear in a Montana forest. (Beth Hibschman / Getty Images)
Press Release: Victory June 9, 2026

Judge Rules Bitterroot Road Building Plan Violates Endangered Species Act

Court orders additional briefing to determine remedy in the case
document June 9, 2026

Bitterroot Order

A District Court judge has partially ruled in favor of conservation groups in a lawsuit over the impacts of federal agencies’ plans to allow increased road building in the Bitterroot…
The Flathead National Forest in Montana. (Your Forests Your Future / U.S. Forest Service)
Press Release June 5, 2026

Lawsuit: Admin Manufactured “Emergency” to Sidestep Endangered Species Requirements for Flathead Timber Project

West Reservoir project could harm ESA-listed grizzly bears and bull trout
document June 5, 2026

West Reservoir Complaint

Swan View Coalition and Friends of the Wild Swan sued the Trump administration over its attempt to rush through a timber project in Flathead National Forest grizzly bear and bull…
Tribal members from the Fort Belknap Indian Community monitor mine pollution in South Big Horn Creek near the Zortman-Landusky mine complex in Montana. (Assiniboine and Gros Ventre Tribes / CC BY 2.0)
Press Release May 26, 2026

Fort Belknap Indian Community Voices Opposition to Zortman-Landusky Settlement

Tribe to file opposition demanding additional accountability
document May 26, 2026

Zortman Final Consent Decree – Executed Copy

The Fort Belknap Indian Community voiced strong opposition to a consent decree submitted to the court by the Montana Department of Environmental Quality to settle its enforcement action against two…
document May 26, 2026

Zortman Joint Motion to Adopt Consent Decree

The Fort Belknap Indian Community voiced strong opposition to a consent decree submitted to the court by the Montana Department of Environmental Quality to settle its enforcement action against two…