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195 People to Thank: How Hard Work and Dedication Combat Climate Change in the NPLCC Region

 |  Jun 22, 2012

For the last nine months, I have been inspired and impressed by 195 hard-working, dedicated, thoughtful, and intelligent people. These people hail from Alaska and British Columbia, the Pacific Northwest … Read more

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Captivated by a Landscape: Four Special or Ordinary Places to Take Your Breath Away

,  |  Jun 21, 2012

Spectacular rainforests are closer to home than you might think. The entire North American coastline from southern Alaska to central California is home to some of the last intact coastal … Read more

Mission Mountain Range Flathead Indian Reservation

Happy Birthday Mission Mountains Tribal Wilderness!

,  |  Jun 15, 2012

    First tribally designated wilderness in the country is 30 years old! You talk to any Montanan about the most beautiful, breathtaking view in the state, and most would … Read more

Montana economic report pushes Big Coal’s agenda; ignores environmental, social and taxpayer costs

 |  Jun 14, 2012

Yesterday, the University of Montana’s Bureau of Business and Economic Research (BBER) released a study of the potential economic impacts of developing the Otter Creek coal mine in southeastern Montana entitled, “The … Read more

Protecting the cultural and historic values of the Powder River Basin

 |  Jun 12, 2012

  Yesterday, in the beautiful Rosebud valley in southeastern Montana, hundreds gathered to celebrate and honor an important and sacred place, Deer Medicine Rocks, as a National Historic Landmark. Northern … Read more

Coal Exports Compromise the Clean History of the Pacific Northwest

 |  Jun 11, 2012

The wind whips around me as I gaze out at the Columbia River from high atop a bluff. The setting sun illuminates the red rock walls that soar up from … Read more

EPA Warns Pebble Mine Would Harm Alaska’s Salmon

,  |  May 22, 2012

On Friday, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a draft of its long-awaited ecological risk assessment of large-scale mining in the pristine Nushagak River and Kvichak River watersheds of Alaska’s … Read more

Story from a Salmon Fishing Addict

,  |  May 16, 2012

Portland, Oregon is most well known for its bikes and its brews, and now quite possibly the quirky show Portlandia. Occasionally lost in the limelight of nude bicyclists, triple IPA’s … Read more

Tundra Swan (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)

Preserve The Reserve!

,  |  May 8, 2012

As noted here recently, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is taking public comment on how it can best manage the Indiana-sized National Petroleum Reserve – Alaska (Reserve).  A sportsman … Read more

Moving Forward in the Fight Against Coal Export from the Pacific Northwest

 |  May 1, 2012

What started as a low rumbling has turned into a roar of voices in opposition to the proposed coal export from the Power River Basin in Wyoming and Montana through … Read more