20 states sue over Biden admin school, work LGBT protections
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Attorneys general from 20 states sued President Joe Biden's administration Monday seeking to halt directives that extend federal sex discrimination protections...
Woman banned from Yellowstone after walking on thermal areas
HELENA, Mont. — A Connecticut woman has been sentenced to seven days in jail, must pay more than $2,000 in fines and fees and...
Gaps in wildfire smoke warning network leave people exposed
BILLINGS, Mont. — Huge gaps between air quality sensors in the western U.S. have created blind spots in the warning system for wildfire smoke...
Bus driver shortages are latest challenge hitting US schools
HELENA, Mont. — A Montana school district is dangling $4,000 bonuses and inviting people to test drive big yellow school buses in hopes of...
Biden backs end to wolf protections but hunting worries grow
FARIBAULT, Minn. — President Joe Biden's administration is sticking by the decision under former President Donald Trump to lift protections for gray wolves across...
Climate impact of coal sales from US lands scrutinized
BILLINGS, Mont. — U.S. officials on Thursday launched a review of climate damage caused by coal mining on public lands as the Biden administration...
Winds drive nation’s largest wildfire toward California city
SUSANVILLE, Calif. — Gusty winds drove the nation's largest wildfire toward a Northern California county seat as firefighters struggled to contain the month-old blaze...
Biden admin to appeal order blocking oil, gas lease pause
NEW ORLEANS — President Joe Biden's administration filed notice Monday that it is appealing a federal judge’s order that blocked Biden’s suspension of new...
California fire threatens homes as blazes burn across West
QUINCY, Calif. — Thousands of Northern California homes were threatened Sunday by the nation's largest wildfire and officials warned the danger of new blazes...
Thunderstorms, heat fuel wildfires burning across West
QUINCY, Calif. — The danger of new fires erupting across the West because of unstable weather conditions added to the burden already faced by...