Drones and Whales/ Warming Lakes

Missoulian: NOAA: Drone technology aids whale research off Hawaii

Drones Provide New Tool for Marine Mammal Research

Missoulian: Lake Tahoe warming 15 times faster than long-term average
Tahoe: State of the Lake Report 2016

 Study: Climate Change Rapidly Warming World's Lakes

Oil and Gas Drilling/ Wrongful Death Suit

Missoulian: US oil, gas applications could drop 40 percent

BLM Moves to 100 Percent e-Filing of Drilling Permit Applications

Missoulian: Supreme Court reverses Big Horn District Court's rejection of wrongful death suit

Estate of Woody v. Big Horn Co. Opinion/Order 
“For the foregoing reasons we conclude that the District Court erred in dismissing the Estate’s complaint on the basis that it was time-barred. We reverse the court’s order granting the County’s motion to dismiss and remand the case for further proceedings.”

California Fires/ Black-footed Ferrets

Missoulian: Dark smoke hangs over scenic stretch of California coast

Cal Fire

Bozeman Chronicle: Black-footed ferrets return to where they held out in wild
Black-footed Ferret - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Species Profile for Black-Footed ferret (Mustela nigripes) - ECOS

Drones and Wildfires

Missoulian: Drone, 'looky-loos' create early issues amid firefighting efforts

Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS or drones)
“Per the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations, 43 CFR 9212.1(f), it is illegal to resist or interfere with the efforts of firefighter(s) to extinguish a fire. Doing so can result in a significant fine and/or a mandatory court appearance. So, be smart and just don't fly your drone anywhere near a wildfire. No amount of video or photos are worth the consequences.”

Zika/ Chickens/ Summer Heat

Missoulian: Montana gets nearly $200K in Zika funding
CDC awards $60 million to help states and territories battle Zika - Press Release

Missoulian: 14 salmonella cases in Montana linked to backyard poultry

Eight Multistate Outbreaks of Human Salmonella Infections Linked to Live Poultry in Backyard Flocks
Thinking About Keeping Live Poultry?
"How do I reduce the risk of Salmonella infection from live poultry?

·         Do not let children younger than 5 years of age handle or touch chicks, ducklings, or other live poultry without supervision.

·         Wash your hands thoroughly with soap and water immediately after touching live poultry or anything in the area where they live and roam. Avoid touching your mouth before washing your hands.  Use hand sanitizer if soap and water are not readily available.

·         Adults should supervise hand washing for young children."

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Missoulian: Seven charts that show summer heat's deadly toll

Extreme Heat and Your Health
Preventing Heat-related Illness or Death of Outdoor Workers
Heat and the Elderly

Colstrip Police Chief Firing

Billings Gazette:  Supreme Court: Colstrip had good cause to fire former police chief, doesn't have to pay..

Reinlasoder v. City of Colstrip

Forest Service Timber/ Cold War Supplies/ MT Ballot Measures

Missoulian: Montana governor, Forest Service sign timber management deal
U.S. Forest Service Enters into Good Neighbor Authority Agreement with Montana

Missoulian: Cold War cuts: Boxes of fallout shelter supplies in UM dorm on their way out
Duck and Cover! Fact and Fiction of the Nuclear Age

Missoulain: 4 ballot measures certified for Montana election in November

2016 Ballot Issues