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Map of Storm Damage To Missoula’s Trees – Which will have to be trimmed or removed?

Thousands of city-owned trees in the public right-of-way were severely damaged, creating significant safety hazards that require immediate action. Forestry crews began working citywide the week of November 18, 2024, to mitigate these risks and protect public safety.

Cities cut red tape to turn unused office buildings into housing

Nearly a fifth of office space across the country sits empty, a record high vacancy rate that’s expected to keep growing.

‘Adjust and adapt’: Montana farmers react to report on impact of climate change

Climate change refers to long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns. Human activities have been the main driver of climate change, primarily due to the burning of fossil fuels like coal, oil and gas.

Housing help in Montana is already here

Montana needs more affordable housing units, and the Villagio, pictured here, and Trinity both opened in 2023, together bringing 402 new homes to Missoula.

Montana’s population boom fuels higher home prices and sends young, longtime residents packing

A population boom in Montana is driving up home prices there faster than in any other state in the nation, for good and for ill.

Missoula launches $245 million worth of infrastructure improvements detailed in the Long-Range Transportation Plan. What are your priorities?

Wilson says many of the problems that need solving recently come from safety issues surrounding the main arteries through town – the Reserve, Brooks and Russell corridors. According to the Missoula Police Department, in 2023, there were 2,742 traffic accidents in the city, most of which were along these roads.

The Great Betrayal: America’s Public Lands Legacy is Under Siege

If you live anywhere in the country where public lands exist, be warned: special interests have become more emboldened than ever to privatize and profit from our public lands.

Tracy Stone-Manning named president of The Wilderness Society.

Biden’s public lands director to lead prominent environmental group

This Is What Happens to All the Stuff You Don’t Want

I ventured into the belly of the holiday-returns beast.

Rumors About Electric Cars And Short Battery Life Debunked In This Study

Whether it’s child labor in cobalt mining (shhh — cobalt is used in almost all electronic devices, but don’t tell anyone), range anxiety, or the collapse of the power grid if all electric cars charge at the same time, the internet is inundated with false statements and half-truths about electric cars and their batteries.

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