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Active. Dormant. Extinct. Know your volcano vocabulary
WEBDec 13, 2022 · Volcanologists use that term as shorthand for “potentially active,” so a “dormant” volcano is one that is not erupting now, but that is considered “active” because it could erupt in the future. Mount Hood is an active volcano that is currently dormant. Kīlauea is an active volcano that is currently erupting.
Coming soon to a library near you? Book wars and the battle of …
WEBJan 22, 2022 · Book wars and the battle of banning literature. Two library directors, weeks of controversy and hundreds of comments later, Kalispell is no closer to deciding what to do with the book “Gender Queer” by Maia Kobabe. Last week, Kalispell’s Public Library board decided to indefinitely suspend conversation about “Gender Queer,” one of two ...
Sources: Lee newspapers plans to reduce printing days
WEBApr 27, 2023 · The Billings Gazette, located at the corners of North 27th Street and 4th Avenue in downtown Billings, Montana (Photo by Darrell Ehrlick of the Daily Montanan). Lee Enterprises, the corporate owner of five Montana daily newspapers, plans to reduce the number of days it prints in most of its newspapers to three days per week.
Judge orders Fish and Wildlife Service to make new finding on …
WEBAug 13, 2024 · A federal judge in Montana last week ordered the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to take yet another look during the next year at Arctic grayling populations in the Ruby River and at the future of a conservation agreement in the Big Hole River valley to see whether the fish needs Endangered Species Act protections in …
Commission sets wolf hunting regulations, quotas for season; units ...
WEBAug 19, 2024 · Following pressure from Yellowstone National Park and locals living north of the park boundary, the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission on Friday unanimously adopted an amendment to the wolf and furbearer regulations for the upcoming hunting season that will split Wolf Management Unit 313 – just north of the park boundary – back into two units and only allow three wolves to be killed in each.
Gianforte requests presidential 'major disaster declaration' for ...
WEBAug 15, 2024 · Gov. Greg Gianforte has requested President Joe Biden issue a presidential major disaster declaration in response to the major windstorm in Missoula that occurred in late July, his office said Thursday.. The governor’s request is for Missoula and Powell counties. “On the evening of July 24, 2024, long lasting thunderstorms produced strong damaging winds in west central Montana ...
Case in front of Montana’s Supreme Court could ... - Daily Montanan
WEBJan 24, 2022 · A case before the Montana Supreme Court could change how police in Montana search cell phones by creating more precise contours around what law enforcement can access when carrying out seaches on digital devices.. The ACLU of Montana filed a friend-of-the-court brief with the Montana Supreme Court last week arguing police illegally searched a Butte man’s phone in 2016.
Efforts to release prisoners from long sentences draw new interest
WEBAug 18, 2024 · As America’s prison population both ages and increases, the “second look” movement has gained interest as a way to reduce overcrowding and potentially save money. Both Republicans and Democrats have sponsored the bills, but some advocates and prosecutors say the laws could retraumatize crime …
Bill to revise Montana labor laws gets pushback from unions
WEBJan 24, 2023 · By: Keila Szpaller - January 24, 2023 9:06 pm. The Montana state Capitol in Helena on Jan. 2, 2023. (Photo by Blair Miller, Daily Montanan) Jay Reardon retired as a union member after 48 years, and he said he still pays dues willingly every month. As he sees it, a bill to revise labor laws basically says public employees aren’t smart enough ...