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Climate change is on pace to radically alter life on Earth. What to know.

Temperatures on our planet have fluctuated based on natural processes many times in the past, but experts say this extraordinary run of warming is different.

Economic challenges and goals similar for Lethbridge and Great Falls, Montana

Trevor Lewington with Economic Development Lethbridge was the only Canadian speaker at this year’s Montana Economic Developers Association Conference in Great Falls. Lewington said it was a chance to share, listen and learn.

Cities and Automobile Dependence: What Have We Learned?

Urban planning and transport policies adopted in innumerable cities worldwide have moved to reduce automobile dependence, though academic and policy debate continues. The future is likely to continue this debate, especially over autonomous cars where there will remain a fundamental need to keep cities on a path of reduced automobile dependence by ensuring that hard-won principles of reurbanization of corridors, integrated with new transit alternatives and walkability at precincts/stations, are given the highest priority.

Europe’s Cities Are Getting More Crowded—That’s a Good Thing

After decades of slowly creeping outward with the creation of new suburban commuter belts, Europe’s cities are growing denser once more—and providing a potential boon for the environment and our well-being in the process. American cities, take note.

Anchorage Eliminates Parking Requirements Citywide

Anchorage is the latest city to enact sweeping parking reforms, in another blow to the car-centric status quo of planning.

Dandelion Energy Ready To Expand Ground Source Heat Pumps

The tax incentives from the Inflation Reduction Act has given the entire heat pump industry a shot of adrenaline.

California looks to ban all gas and diesel truck fleets

A controversial new proposal to ban diesel-powered trucks in California has sparked a divisive debate among the trucking industry, the state and environmentalists.

Oregon will be the first state to make affordable health care a constitutional right

Measure 111 amends the Oregon constitution by adding: “It is the obligation of the state to ensure that every resident of Oregon has access to cost-effective, clinically appropriate and affordable health care as a fundamental right.”

Waymo’s new robotaxi is an all-electric people mover with no steering wheel

The Alphabet company got together with Geely’s Zeekr to build its next-generation autonomous people mover, and it’s as notable for what it’s missing (steering wheel, side-view mirrors) as for what it’s got.

Three big takeaways from this year’s United Nations climate conference

After COP27, an empty bucket and roadblocks ahead

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As the hub of learning, creativity and innovation in Northwest Montana, Flathead Valley Community College is expanding

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