WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- Five State Transportation Departments have submitted a public comment letter to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) seeking clarity in proposed regulations regarding Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) operations for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), also known as drones. This public comment letter, addressing Docket No. FAA-2025-1908, urges the agencies to explicitly permit these operations to support state transpo  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- The Backcountry Horsemen of Missoula (BCHM), Montana, expressed their opposition to a recent proposal by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to rescind the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule. This public comment letter highlights concerns regarding the management of inventoried roadless areas, which encompass approximately 44.7 million acres of National Forest System lands, including about 5.5 million acres in Montana. BCHM, which is dedicated to preserving equestrian acc  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR Condemns Neo-Nazi Antisemitic Attack in Montana * The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned a reported neo-Nazi antisemitic attack in Missoula, Montana. Missoula Police responded to an assault in which the alleged victim was kicked and punched in the head by an unkn  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- The Clark Fork Coalition (CFC), Missoula, Montana, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture expressing strong opposition to the potential rescission of the Roadless Rule proposed by the Trump Administration. The letter outlines the coalition's concerns regarding the impact such a decision could have on forest health, local economies, and fire risk management. According to the CFC, intact, roadless areas are indispensable for maintaining h  more

MERRIFIELD, Virginia, Oct. 8 [Category: Environment] -- The National Wildlife Federation posted the following news release: * * * Congress Shouts Down Local Voices by Striking Down Western Land Management Plans * DENVER -- The U.S. Senate's votes to cancel land management plans in Montana and North Dakota invalidates plans shaped by local stakeholders, undermines multiple-use strategies, and bars public land agencies from crafting future, similar stewardship strategies. The Senate's votes fo  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Daines Commemorates Anniversary of Oct 7th Terror Attacks in Israel * Introduces Resolution Condemning Attacks and Supporting Israel's Sovereignty U.S. SENATE - U.S. Senator Steve Daines, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the below statement commemorating the second anniversary of the terror attacks in Israel by Hamas on October 7 th, 2023: "As we remember the sec  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Daines Lauds Pay Raise for Military Personnel in Defense Authorization Bill * Daines' Bill to Increase Economic Prosperity for Rural Businesses Also Passes Senate U.S. SENATE - U.S. Senator Steve Daines released the below statement after the Senate passed a military pay raise and his bill to increase economic prosperity for rural businesses as part of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fis  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Daines on Fox Business: "The Shutdown is Pressured by the Left" * U.S. SENATE - U.S. Senator Steve Daines today joined Larry Kudlow on Fox Business to discuss how the Republican Party is the party of law and order, and how the Democrats are manufacturing the Schumer Shutdown. Watch the full interview HERE. Daines on how the left supports Antifa and threatens public safety: It's exposing where t  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Daines on Newsmax: "President Trump is the Peace President" * U.S. SENATE - U.S. Senator Steve Daines today joined Newsmax to discuss President Trump's historic Gaza peace deal. Watch the full interview HERE. Daines on how President Trump is the President of Peace: President Trump is the President of Peace. He is the Peace President. What a remarkable moment, and hats off to President Trump's b  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Daines on Senate Floor: Today We Are Unleashing Montana Energy * Removing Biden's Anti-Coal Rule is "Righting A Wrong" U.S. SENATE - U.S. Senator Steve Daines today delivered a speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate ahead of the final vote on his legislation to remove Joe Biden's anti-coal Miles City Resource Management Plan Amendment. Watch Daines' remarks HERE. Read Daines' remarks as prepare  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Daines Statement on Situation in Georgia * U.S. SENATE - U.S. Senator Steve Daines, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and Chairman of the European Subcommittee, issued the following statement today regarding the political situation in Georgia. Daines traveled to Georgia in May and met with Prime Minister Kobakhidze. "The recent developments in Georgia are extremely troubling, espec  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Daines Urges Overturn of Biden Anti-Coal Rule to Unleash Montana Energy * U.S. SENATE - U.S. Senator Steve Daines today delivered a speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate urging his colleagues to vote for his pro-mining legislation that would remove a harmful Biden-era rule that restricts coal mining in Eastern Montana. Watch Daines' remarks HERE. Read Daines' remarks as prepared for delivery bel  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Daines, Downing Bill Supporting Montana Mining Passes U.S. Senate, Heads to President's Desk * "Montana Energy Is Back" U.S. SENATE - U.S. Senators Steve Daines and Tim Sheehy, as well as Representatives Troy Downing (MT-02) and Ryan Zinke (MT-01) today applauded the Senate passage of their bill that removes the harmful Biden-era Miles City Resource Management Plan Amendment (RMPA), which will furt  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Daines, Sheehy Congratulate Kurt Alme on Senate Confirmation to be U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana * U.S. SENATE - U.S. Senators Steve Daines and Tim Sheehy released the below statement following the news that Kurt Alme has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate to serve as U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana. "Kurt Alme is an excellent pick to serve as our U.S. Attorney for Montana. Kur  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 9, 2025: * * * House Resolutions to Unleash American Energy Resources Pass in Senate This week, the U.S. Senate passed three Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolutions reversing Biden-era Resource Management Plans (RMPs), which locked up millions of acres of land in Alaska, Montana and North Dakota. House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * IN THE NEWS: Senate GOP Nukes Biden-Era Rule Smothering Coal Production * U.S. SENATE - U.S. Senator Steve Daines today announced the passage of his legislation overturning Joe Biden's anti-coal Miles City Resource Management Plan. Read reporting in the Daily Caller below: Senate GOP Nukes Biden-Era Rule Smothering Coal Production The Daily Caller October 8 th, 2025 Republicans in the Senate   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release: * * * SBA Relief Still Available to the Crow Tribe of Montana Private Nonprofits Affected by May Storm * Special announcement Senate Democrats voted to block a clean federal funding bill (H.R. 5371), leading to a government shutdown that is preventing the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) from serving America's 36 million small businesses. Every day that Se  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Oct. 8 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice posted the following news release: * * * Senate Passes Congressional Review Act Resolution to Reopen Montana's Powder River Basin to New Coal Leasing * Washington, D.C. -- The U.S. Senate today passed S.J. Res. 61, a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution that will rescind a 2024 resource management plan ending new coal leasing in Montana's Powder River Basin. The resolution, which narrowly passed by a vote of 52   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Sierra Club Statement on Congressional GOP's Targeting Protections for Western Landscapes * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senate Republicans have approved resolutions to remove safeguards for wildlife, water, and recreation on landscapes across three Western states, including areas vital to Tribal communities. Senate Republicans utilized a dubious interpretation of the Congressional Review Act (CRA)  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Sierra Club supports postponing Wyoming Coal Lease Sale * (WYOMING) -- Today, the Department of the Interior postponed a planned coal lease sale set to offer 167 Million tons of coal within the Bureau of Land Management's Buffalo Field Office. After a lackluster sale in Montana that generated only a single bid at less than a penny per ton, Wyoming's move to postpone the sale signals the lac  more

NEW YORK, Oct. 10 [Category: Environment] -- The Natural Resources Defense Council posted the following news release: * * * Trump's Coal Bailout Fails Bigly * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Bureau of Land Management postponed a planned sale of 3,508 acres of federal coal reserves in Wyoming, a day after a Montana auction attracted a single rejected bid of $186,000 for an estimated 167.5 million tons--equating to less than one-tenth of one cent per ton. Following is a reaction from Bobby McEnaney,  more