Nick Mott

3 weeks ago | hcn.org | Nick Mott

Ripley Cunninghamtook the microphone and looked out at an audience of about 350 people in the echoey, ornate rotunda of Montana’s state Capitol, her favorite thrift-store flower pendant around her neck. It was January, the start of the legislative session, and the high school senior, a speech and debate star, was emceeing a statewide climate gathering. “I am comforted in knowing that we have an interconnected community of people fighting for the future of our home,” she said.

Oct 24, 2024 | ourcommunitynow.com | Nick Mott

Joining me today is reporter Ellis Juhlin. Ellis Juhlin Hey, Nick, I'm excited to be here. I'm bringing us a question from Bitterroot-based listener Marla Larson about abandoned oil and gas wells. Larson worked for the state Department of Natural Resources and Conservation in the '90s, and she remembered something about the state's so called "orphaned well" program. She's retired now and recently saw news about federal funding to address orphan wells, which made her think back to her time at DNRC.

Jul 21, 2024 | theashlandchronicle.com | Nick Mott |Justin Angle |John Cronin

CommunityEducationPressing MattersWildfires in Oregon Wildland firefighting is full of jargon that can be tough to decipher (a Forest Service glossary of wildfire terms runs nearly two hundred pages), but critical for nearby residents to know for getting a grasp of what’s happening on the ground.

Mar 7, 2024 | npr.org | Nick Mott

Yellowstone National Park employee housing that opened in 2022 under construction NPS / Jacob W. Frank/courtesy hide caption toggle caption NPS / Jacob W. Frank/courtesy Yellowstone National Park employee housing that opened in 2022 under construction NPS / Jacob W. Frank/courtesy An anonymous donor has given Yellowstone National Park $40 million. But it's not to preserve nature or wildlife, it's to build housing that park staff can afford to live in.

Mar 7, 2024 | newsbreak.com | Nick Mott

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