Legislation follows Trump executive order aimed at increasing revenue for upkeep and preservation of NPS sites; exempts Canadians visiting Glacier By Micah Drew DAILY MONTANAN Members of Montana’s congressional delegation have introduced bicameral legislation implementing a presidential order that will charge international visitors to America’s national parks an additional fee. The state’s western congressional Rep. Ryan Zinke, a| Explore Big Sky | Your Local Source for News, Culture & Events
Yellowstone Public Radio, Montana Public Radio, Montana PBS and KGLT face a combined $2.6 million in cuts.| Montana Free Press
“Trump vs. the ‘Deep State’” has a lot of kvetching about Ryan Zinke at Interior, some vague insinuations that without an effective deep state to oppose him (tacitly admitting that Trump is well on his way to crushing the deep state) the country will be vulnerable to disaster, and a storyline about some Iranian cunt who works at State, was a yuge Obama supporter, cried when Trump was elected, and worked on the Iran deal. She’s been demoted, completely sidelined, and humiliated–mo...| Tanner Hauser
President Trump campaigned on a platform to make American energy great again. "We're loaded," he said, at a 2016 campaign appearance in North Dakota, referring to fossil fuel reserves. By unleashing those reserves and slashing regulations, Trump promised, he would usher in an era of "energy independence" and, ultimately, American energy dominance. In fact, on energy and environment, Trump is slowly making headway on those goals, with help from a trio of powerful and like-minded cabinet memb...| Inside Energy