WACO, Texas, Nov. 18 -- The American Football Coaches Association issued the following news: In one of the biggest games in the history of Washington-Grizzly Stadium, the Montana Grizzlies left no doubt. Fueled by big plays and a dominant defense, Montana rolled to a 35-16 victory against then-No. 3 Weber State in a battle of the Big Sky's top two teams. The win is the 250th in Big Sky history for the Grizzlies, who finish the regular season a perfect 6-0 at home. Weber State dropped 4 spots to  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- The Arc of the United States issued the following news release: The Arc of the United States, The National Disability Rights Network (NDRN), The Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates (COPAA), and a coalition of advocacy and legal services organizations represented by the law firm Clinton and Peed filed an amicus brief in the case of Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue asking the Court to uphold the decision made by the Montana Supreme Court invalidating Montana'  more

HASTINGS, Nebraska, Nov. 20 -- Bold Nebraska issued the following news release: Along with the more than 7,500 public comments from citizens submitted by Bold Nebraska to the State Department's draft environmental review for the proposed Keystone XL pipeline -- including hundreds of handwritten letters and postcards sent by Nebraska farmers and ranchers who are landowners in the path of the pipeline -- Bold signed onto a more substantial comment that was authored by the attorneys who are repres  more

GREAT FALLS, Montana, Nov. 22 -- Bold Nebraska issued the following news release: * * * - Illegal pipeline approval violated the National Environmental Policy Act, Clean Water Act, and Endangered Species Act * * * Conservation and landowners groups filed their opening brief today (embedded below) in their federal lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's illegal approval of the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline. The groups are suing the Army Corps of Engineers over its failure to adequatel  more

NORTHAMPTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 18 -- The Center for Public Representation issued the following news: The Center for Public Representation joined a coalition of disability, education, and other civil rights groups in an amicus brief submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday in Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue, asking the Court to affirm the decision of the Montana Supreme Court, which invalidated Montana's private school tax-credit scholarship program. The brief asserts that priv  more

GREAT FALLS, Montana, Nov. 22 -- The Center for Biological Diversity issued the following news release: * * * - Illegal Pipeline Approval Violated National Environmental Policy Act, Clean Water Act, Endangered Species Act * * * Conservation and landowners groups filed the opening brief today in their federal lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's illegal approval of the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline. The groups are suing the Army Corps of Engineers over its failure to adequately ana  more

GREAT FALLS, Montana, Nov. 22 -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: * * * - Illegal pipeline approval violated NEPA, Clean Water Act, and ESA * * * Conservation and landowners groups filed their opening brief today in their federal lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's illegal approval of the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline. The groups are suing the Army Corps of Engineers over its failure to adequately analyze the project's effects on local waterways, lands, wildlife  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- The Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates issued the following news: The Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates (COPAA)Opens in New Window, The National Disability Rights Network, The Arc of the United StatesOpens in New Window, and a coalition of advocacy and legal services organizations represented by the law firm Clinton and Peed filed an amicus briefOpens in New Window in the case of Espinoza v. Montana Department of RevenueOpens in New Window asking the Court   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- The League of Conservation Voters issued the following news release: The League of Conservation Voters (LCV) Action Fund, which works to elect candidates who will support sound conservation policies, announced today its endorsement of Kathleen Williams for Congress in Montana. Williams has also been endorsed by the federal political action committee of Montana Conservation Voters (MCV). "LCV Action Fund is thrilled to endorse Kathleen Williams to represent Montana in the  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- The National Disability Rights Network issued the following news release: The National Disability Rights Network, The Arc of the United States, The Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates (COPAA), and a coalition of advocacy and legal services organizations represented by the law firm Clinton and Peed filed an amicus brief in the case of Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue asking the Court to uphold the decision made by the Montana Supreme Court invalidating Monta  more

BOZEMAN, Montana, Nov. 20 -- The American Fly Fishing Trade Association issued the following news release: AFFTA is pleased to announce that Rachel Leinweber from Angler's Covey in Colorado Springs, CO was appointed to the AFFTA Board. Rachel will be immediately filling a retailer seat that was recently vacated by Andy Dunn who recently joined Fishpond. She will be serving the remaining two years of that seat's term. "Rachel is a tremendous addition to our Board," says Ben Bulis, AFFTA preside  more

MISSOULA, Montana, Nov. 21 -- The Nature Conservancy issued the following news: Thanks in large part to the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF), hikers, hunters, bikers and everyone who enjoys outdoor recreation now have some 7,300 acres in the Blackfoot River Corridor permanently protected for their use. On November 21, 2019, The Nature Conservancy sold the land to the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, helping stitch together what had been a patchwork of interspersed public and private land.  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- The National Association of Broadcasters issued the following news release: Dave Hanna, president of Lockwood Broadcasting, and Patricia McRae, president of KHQ Incorporated and Cowles Montana Media, have been appointed to the NAB Television Board of Directors by Television Board Chair Emily Barr in accordance with NAB by-laws. The appointments are effective immediately. Hanna was named president of Lockwood Broadcasting after forming the company with owner James L. Lock  more

EUGENE, Oregon, Nov. 18 -- The Western Environmental Law Center issued the following news release: Today a group of concerned Montanans filed a legal challenge to protect the climate and water resources from destructive coal mining practices in eastern Montana. The groups are challenging the federal Office of Surface Mining's (OSM) misguided approval of an enormous expansion of the Rosebud strip mine, which provides coal to the Colstrip power plant. In addition to the National Environmental Pol  more

BILLINGS, Montana, Nov. 18 -- WildEarth Guardians issued the following news release: * * * - Expansion of Rosebud Mine Threatens Climate, Clean Air and Water, Fish and Wildlife * * * Today a group of concerned Montanans filed a legal challenge to protect the climate and water resources from destructive coal mining practices in eastern Montana. "The Trump administration unfortunately is trying to prop up a dying coal industry, rather than help our nation transition away from fossil fuels," s  more

MISSOULA, Montana, Nov. 19 -- WildEarth Guardians issued the following news release: * * * - WildEarth Guardians sues Wildlife Services for its failure to look at environmental impact of its killing program since mid-1990s * * * WildEarth Guardians sued the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Wildlife Services today over its outdated wildlife-killing program for Montana. Wildlife Services - which kills thousands of the state's native animals every year - has not considered the environmental imp  more