High Country News http://www.hcn.org These are the search results for the query, showing results 1 to 6. Montana's stream access law stays strong http://www.hcn.org/issues/43.12/montanas-stream-access-law-stays-strong The Montana Legislature abandons an attempt to tighten the state's permissive stream-access laws. No publisher Matthew Frank Montana stream access laws Montana Legislature Western stream access laws fishermen river access private property rights 2011-08-03T14:27:45Z News Article Follow-up http://www.hcn.org/issues/297/15470 Montana approves green-power initiative; geothermal company takes Valles Caldera Preserve to court; bills to exempt hydraulic fracturing from regulation; William Jensen Cottrell sentenced for SUV vandalism No publisher Matt Jenkins Montana Legislature Brian Schweitzer renewable energy standard geothermal power GeoProducts of New Mexico Valles Caldera National Preserve Valles Caldera Trust Los Alamos National Laboratory hydraulic fracturing coalbed methane oil and gas indus 2010-02-05T09:24:31Z News Article Montana tells the federal government to butt out http://www.hcn.org/issues/296/15452 Montanans are rebelling against the federal government, angry at the Recreation Enhancement Tax, the Patriot Act, and the loss of their National Guard to Iraq No publisher George Ochenski State Legislatures Montana Legislature Recreation Enhancement Tax USA Patriot Act Montana National Guard states’ rights Brian Schweitzer fee demo Montana Wilderness Association Montana Trail Vehicle Riders Association Sierra Club Montanans for Multiple Use Montan 2010-02-05T09:24:24Z News Article Montana court acknowledges water linkage http://www.hcn.org/issues/323/16327 Montana’s Supreme Court rules that groundwater and surface water are connected, in a ruling that will affect water rights and development across the state No publisher Stephanie Paige Ogburn Lawsuits and Water Rights Groundwater water rights groundwater surface water Montana Supreme Court Upper Missouri River Basin Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation water permits Montana Trout Unlimited lawsuits Mary Sexton Montana Legislature 2011-11-11T23:17:50Z News Article Heard Around the West http://www.hcn.org/issues/347/17041 Montana Republican erupts on YouTube; Dogs at Work in Oregon; “Dynamite Shoot” uses real dynamite; wildlife thrives on military bases; “Liberal elk hunting season” in Wyoming; guns beat swords in Utah; taking the cab to Arizona No publisher Betsy Marston Western odd news Michael Lange Humor Colorado Los Corry Gateway YouTube Dynamite Shoot dogs Oregon Legislature political gaffes Brian Schweitzer wildlife Westbrook Montana Legislature military bases Brian Clem National Wildlife Federation 2010-08-06T20:02:43Z News Article Stream leases languish http://www.hcn.org/issues/341/16866 Efforts to privatize instream-flow protection – to keep enough water in rivers and streams to sustain their ecological functions – face tough going in the West. No publisher Matt Jenkins Instream flow protection Reed Benson Montana Legislature water law Montana Department of Fish Trout Unlimited use Parks Rivers water Western rivers water rights streams Wildlife and Endangered Species Act Stan Br water leasing University of Wyoming 2010-08-17T23:19:22Z News Article