Record-breaking January and February temperatures, early snowmelt, thawed soils across the plains, rain-on-snow flooding, and earlier-than-normal streamflow peaks have producers, water managers, and firefighters concerned about the rest of the year. Their concerns highlight an important gap between what we know with high confidence about Montana's changing climate and what we can predict in any given season.

BUTTE, Mont. -- The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has officially proposed a new threshold for lead contamination in soil and attic dust to trigger remediation efforts, making much more of Butte eligible for that cleanup in the process.

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Bison graze near Roosevelt Arch in the spring.