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Once-Powerful Montana Mining Town Awaits Final Cleanup Of Its Toxic Past [1]

"BUTTE, Mont. — High above this storied copper town, one of the tallest earth-filled dams in the country holds back more than 6.5 trillion gallons of toxic sludge from an open-pit mine."

Natural Resources [2]
Pollution [3]
Water & Oceans [4]
Public [5]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [6]
Source: Washington Post [7], 02/12/2020
October 6, 2025

DEADLINE: Bill Lane Center for the American West Media Fellowship [8]

Stanford University’s Bill Lane Center for the American West is offering a single media fellowship with a $7,500 stipend for three months’ work. The grant will fund a journalist illuminating crucial issues about the region. Apply by Oct 6, 2025.

Workshops and Fellowships [9]
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Public [5]
Topics on the Beat: 
Environmental Health [10]
Environmental Justice [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
Environmental Studies [13]
Journalism & Media [14]
Natural Resources [2]
People & Population [15]
Planning & Growth [16]
Region: 
California [17]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [6]
Northwest (OR WA) [18]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [19]

"Colorado Launches Carbon, Energy Programs For Cannabis Firms" [20]

"In an effort to make Colorado’s cannabis industry more eco-friendly, the state’s health department and energy office launched two new pilot programs Wednesday focused on reducing carbon emissions and improving energy efficiency at local cultivations."

Climate Change [21]
Energy & Fuel [22]
Public [5]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [6]
Source: Denver Post [23], 01/30/2020
April 25, 2020 to April 26, 2020

Freeflow Institute's Winter Workshop Series: #3 La Tray [24]

Missoula, Montana-based Freeflow Institute is offering a three-part winter workshop series in Montana: Alexis Bonogofsky and Ronan Donovan / 29 Feb-1 Mar, 2020; Ben Stookesberry / 28-29 Mar, 2020; and Chris La Tray / 25-26 Apr, 2020. Sign up for one or all.

Workshops and Fellowships [9]
Visibility: 
Public [5]
Topics on the Beat: 
Journalism & Media [14]
Region: 
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [6]
March 28, 2020 to March 29, 2020

Freeflow Institute's Winter Workshop Series: #2 Stookesberry [25]

Missoula, Montana-based Freeflow Institute is offering a three-part winter workshop series in Montana: Alexis Bonogofsky and Ronan Donovan / 29 Feb-1 Mar, 2020; Ben Stookesberry / 28-29 Mar, 2020; and Chris La Tray / 25-26 Apr, 2020. Sign up for one or all.

Workshops and Fellowships [9]
Visibility: 
Public [5]
Topics on the Beat: 
Journalism & Media [14]
Region: 
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [6]
February 29, 2020 to March 1, 2020

Freeflow Institute's Winter Workshop Series: #1 Bonogofsky and Donovan [26]

Missoula, Montana-based Freeflow Institute is offering a three-part winter workshop series in Montana: Alexis Bonogofsky and Ronan Donovan / 29 Feb-1 Mar, 2020; Ben Stookesberry / 28-29 Mar, 2020; and Chris La Tray / 25-26 Apr, 2020. Sign up for one or all.

Workshops and Fellowships [9]
Visibility: 
Public [5]
Topics on the Beat: 
Journalism & Media [14]
Region: 
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [6]

"A Rewilding Triumph: Wolves Help To Reverse Yellowstone Degradation" [27]

"Twenty-five years ago, the national park attempted to reintroduce wolves – now scientists are celebrating it as one of the greatest rewilding stories ever".

Biodiversity [28]
Natural Resources [2]
Water & Oceans [4]
Public [5]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [6]
Source: Guardian [29], 01/27/2020
February 3, 2020

DEADLINE: ICN’s Mountain West Environmental Reporting Workshop [30]

Are you a journalist in the U.S. Mountain West who wants to produce more in-depth clean energy, environmental and climate stories for your news outlet? InsideClimate News' next regional workshop will be held March 23-24, 2020, in Salt Lake City, Utah. The deadline to apply is Feb. 3.

Workshops and Fellowships [9]
Visibility: 
Public [5]
Region: 
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [6]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [19]
January 31, 2020

DEADLINE: Mountain West Travel Grants [31]

The Solutions Journalism Network offers travel grants of up to $750 to journalists and news organizations based in the Mountain West (Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, Colorado, New Mexico) to report on solutions outside their own community. Next deadline: Jan 31, 2020.

Awards and Grants [32]
Visibility: 
Public [5]
Topics on the Beat: 
Journalism & Media [14]
Region: 
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [6]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [19]

"Ruling Puts Hold On Gold Exploration Plans In Eastern Idaho" [33]

"The U.S. Forest Service violated environmental laws by failing to adequately consider potential harm to Yellowstone cutthroat trout in a Canadian mining company’s plans to expand its search for gold in eastern Idaho, a judge has ruled."

Fish & Fisheries [34]
Laws & Regulations [35]
Natural Resources [2]
Pollution [3]
Water & Oceans [4]
Public [5]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [6]
Source: AP [36], 12/23/2019

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