North Fork Preservation Association

Southern Albertans who treasure the unspoiled qualities of Waterton Lakes National Park may believe the park

Possible coal mining and coal-bed methane extraction in southeastern British Columbia warrant investigation by an international board, a coalition of 11 U.S. and Canadian environmental groups said.

Road dust has been a Flathead County scourge for years, and residents have complained that the clouds of particulate matter were affecting their health.

A wildland “fire use” policy that has been mostly applied to wilderness areas is being considered for other parts of the Flathead National Forest.

Foresters looking to fight fire with fire have started looking beyond the boundaries of designated wilderness areas, and this summer will apply a sort of “let it burn” policy to public lands throughout northwest Montana.

Two University of Montana professors revealed the results of the North Fork Road Dust Study to Flathead County commissioners Monday morning.

Glacier National Park and its neighbor to the north are endangered by mining proposals, and those threats should be recognized by the international community. So says a coalition of environmental groups from both sides of the U.S.-Canada line, who this week petitioned the United Nations to investigate dangers posed by coal and coalbed methane production plans directly upstream of Glacier.

Here’s a question I bet you never thought you’d have to ask. Should a Canadian mining company with German and Japanese financial backing be allowed to pollute one of our finest trout streams so that it can ship low-quality coal to China?

A Canadian coal company hoping to open a massive mine north of Glacier National Park has encountered a powerful new critic - Sen. Barack Obama.

A long-simmering sore point in Canada-U.S. relations - a proposed open-pit coal mine in a pristine B.C. valley - is irritating Democratic Sen. Barack Obama, who wants to be the next U.S. president.