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Interior Secretary Doug Burgum visited Montana on Tuesday to deliver a long-awaited announcement: The federal government is authorizing state agencies to assume day-to-day management authority of grizzly bears even as they remain federally protected under the Endangered Species Act (ESA).At least, that is, for now.
After unveiling the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s proposed rule change that gives western states greater management authority over grizzlies in the lower 48 states, which many view as a precursor to delisting the species altogether, Montana’s governor and its congressional delegation hailed the decision as the most consequential management reform since grizzly bears received federal protections more than 50 years ago. “Thanks to the work of Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and many Montanans over decades, the grizzly bear recovery story is one of America’s great conservation successes,” Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte said, speaking over crosswinds at the Gallatin Wildlife Management Area Tuesday evening.
American Scientists Feel Threatened By Feds The Trump administration has stepped up arrests and public condemnation of federal scientists studying viruses as the world faces one of its worst Ebola epidemics.
In June, Vincent Munster, an infectious disease researcher at the National Institutes of Health, was charged with bringing biological specimens into the U.S. without proper documents. Weeks later, Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) ordered Anthony Fauci, Munster’s former boss, to appear before a Senate committee, alleging that he’d lied to Congress about the covid-19 pandemic’s origins. This spring, the FBI detained a former aide to Fauci, and federal officials banned a virus researcher in North Carolina from receiving federal funding. In each case, senior U.S. officials and members of Congress have leaned into unproven theories that arrogant scientists damaged rather than protected public health by recklessly experimenting with covid and other killer viruses, including in China.
Missoula, Bozeman Closing In On Green Power Program
After years of work, the city and county of Missoula may be closing in on a program that would let customers of NorthWestern Energy purchase power from new sources of renewable energy.
The Green Power Program – a partnership between Missoula and the city of Bozeman – would mark a key milestone in an ongoing push to achieve 100% clean electricity by 2030. The city and county of Missoula will vote on the program next week while Bozeman is set to do the same today.“I am thrilled to see all three local governing bodies review and approve the Lead Community Agreement in the coming days,” Missoula Mayor Andrea Davis said in a statement. “After years of work together, this marks an important milestone to offer NorthWestern Energy customers in these areas renewable energy if they choose it.” The effort kicked off in 2021 and, at the time, included the city of Helena. Missoula and Bozeman remain in the partnership and extended their push for a “green tariff” in 2023 with support from Energy Strategies LLC.
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