Bent Track a Factor in Deadly Montana Amtrak Crash February 23, 2023 By Amy Beth Hanson and Matthew Brown Investigators probing a fatal 2021 Amtrak derailment in Montana disclosed that the railroad track was bent along a curve near...
$930M to Curb Western U.S. Wildfires Crisis February 6, 2023 By Matthew Brown The U.S. is directing $930 million toward reducing wildfire dangers in 10 western states by clearing trees and underbrush from...
$930M to Curb Western U.S. Wildfires Crisis January 23, 2023 By Matthew Brown The U.S. is directing $930 million toward reducing wildfire dangers in 10 western states by clearing trees and underbrush from...
Pipeline Break Spills 45,000 Gallons of Diesel in Wyoming August 15, 2022 By Matthew Brown A diesel pipeline in Wyoming owned by a company that’s being sued by federal prosecutors over previous spills in two...
Officials Suggest Pipeline Company Hid Problems After Montana Spill July 19, 2022 By Matthew Brown U.S. prosecutors suspect a Wyoming company of potentially concealing problems with a pipeline that broke in 2015 and spilled more...
Weather Whiplash: Record-Shattering Yellowstone Floods Expose Model Flaws July 11, 2022 By Matthew Brown and Amy Beth Hanson The Yellowstone National Park area’s weather forecast the morning of June 12 seemed fairly tame: warmer temperatures and rain showers...
Yellowstone Reopens After Changes Wrought by Flood June 23, 2022 By Matthew Brown and Amy Beth Hanson Hundreds of cars, trucks and recreational vehicles were backed up in long lines at entrances to Yellowstone National Park as...
Yellowstone Park Aiming for Quick Reopening After Floods June 21, 2022 By Matthew Brown and Amy Beth Hanson Most of Yellowstone National Park should reopen within the next two weeks, much faster than originally expected after record floods...
Power Outages Increase as Extreme Weather Inflicts Toll on Aging Grid, Vulnerable Citizens April 7, 2022 By Matthew Brown, Camille Fassett, Patrick Whittle, Janet McConnaughey and Jasen Lo Power outages from severe weather have doubled over the past two decades across the U.S., as a warming climate stirs...
Sick Montana Workers Allege Insurer Delaying Medical Payments March 25, 2022 By Matthew Brown Attorneys for Montana mine workers sickened and killed by toxic asbestos exposure filed a lawsuit against Zurich American Insurance this...