Montana
BOZEMAN, Mont. — Wildfire smoke in Montana is raising another air quality concern beyond what people can easily see.
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A doctor offers tips and factors to consider when summertime air pollution spikes.
New Hampshire
The New Hampshire Pesticide Control Board on Monday released a proposal to restrict the use of certain chemicals that scientists say may be harming wildlife. The proposed changes to the rule known as Pes 700 would impose new restrictions on a handful of chemicals used to kill rodents and insects. But the limits are less […]
Bozeman
For the past several weeks a familiar, albeit unwelcome, summer guest has settled into Montana. Despite a slower start than expected, fire season is here. And the outside world now exists in the sepia-toned hue of sunlight filtered through smoky skies.
New Mexico
The majority of water contamination linked to oil and gas spills in New Mexico happens in a county that includes much of Chaco Culture National Historical Park, a culturally and spiritually significant site for many Pueblos and tribes that the Trump administration is proposing to open up to more oil and gas operations, an environmental advocate told state lawmakers on Thursday.
Montana
PIPESTONE, MONT. —Pipestone RV Park is offering free space to people from Polaris in the Grasshopper Valley who have been affected by wildfires.
Iowa
Student researchers at Dordt University are working to uncover the intricacies of how air quality can impact student performance across the U.S. Daniel Garcia and Cameron Grimes, both incoming juniors at the Sioux Center private university, with support from faculty, have spent the summer combing public education and pollution data to explore how different pollutants […]
States Newsroom
As the Great Salt Lake dips down toward historic lows, a new network of air quality monitors is taking shape to help measure dust.
Commentary
In a state short of jobs, outsiders promising big investments typically receive a red-carpet welcome from Kentucky public officials. That was no doubt the expectation when Big Tech companies began scouting data center locations in the commonwealth. But when the trickle of interest became a flood, and when the proposals swelled from small data centers […]
States Newsroom
Democratic Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear says he’s signing an executive order to protect Kentuckians “against any harmful impacts from potential data centers,” directing the state utility regulator and environmental protection officials to take specific actions on data centers. During a Thursday press conference, Beshear said economic wins “can never come at the cost of the […]
