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US moves to protect wolverines as climate change melts their mountain refuges, threatens extinction
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The North American wolverine will receive long-delayed threatened species protections under a Biden administration proposal.
Wednesday’s determination that the species is threatened with extinction follows years of scientists warning that climate change will likely melt away the elusive species’ snowy mountain refuges.
Wolverines we...
Supreme Court will rule on ban on rapid-fire gun bump stocks, used in the Las Vegas mass shooting
The Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether a ban on gun attachments that allow semi-automatic weapons to fire rapidly like machine guns violates federal law.
The justices said Friday they'll hear arguments next year over a gun bump stocks regulation the Justice Department implemented after the 2017 Las Vegas mass shooting...
Funeral home stored bodies for 4 years, deceived families about loved ones’ ashes, prosecutors say
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — The owners of a Colorado funeral home have been arrested on charges linked to the discovery of 190 sets of decaying remains at one of their facilities.
Some apparently had been languishing there for four years. Jon ...
The Air Force asks Congress to protect its nuclear launch sites from encroaching wind turbines
The Air Force is asking Congress to restrict further construction of the towering wind turbines that have edged closer to its nuclear missile sites in Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota, Nebraska and Colorado.
The underground silos share space on vast private farmlands with the turbines, which have grown in size and number as the country's energy needs have increased...
Wildfires can make your red wine taste like an ashtray. These scientists want to stop that
ALPINE, Ore. (AP) — The U.S. West Coast produces over 90% of America’s wine, but it’s also prone to wildfires — a combustible combination that spelled disaster in 2020 for the industry and one that scientists are scrambling to neutralize.
Sample a good wine...
First Bob Ross TV painting, completed in a half an hour, goes on sale for nearly $10 million
"A Walk in the Woods" is the first of more than 400 paintings that Ross produced on-air for his TV series "The Joy of Painting."
Monday night’s $785M Powerball jackpot is 9th largest lottery prize. Odds of winning are miserable
What's the first thing you would buy with a $785 million prize?
Firefighters fear the toxic chemicals in their gear could be contributing to cancer cases
BOSTON (AP) — Firefighters around the country are concerned that gear laced with PFAS, a group of toxic industrial compounds, could be one reason for cancer among their ranks.
The chemical, which has been associated with health problems including several types of cancer, is used in turnout gear to repel water and other substances when fighting a fire.
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Conservative book ban push fuels library exodus from national association that stands up for books
A local library system in Wyoming was among the first to leave the ALA.
Company Gets $2.6M to Relinquish Oil Lease on Montana Land Sacred to Native Americans
Lease owner Solenex LLC will be compensated an undisclosed amount under the agreement.