On Aug. 19, FWP closed all recreation on the Yellowstone River and its tributaries from Gardiner to Laurel after staff counted more than 4,000 dead whitefish.
The American bullfrog has expanded its invasion of the Yellowstone River floodplain in Montana, according to a new study released in “Aquatic Invasions.”
A legal clash over water rights on the arid Northern Plains goes to trial this week as attorneys for Montana press their case that Wyoming farmers and oil and gas companies are sucking too much water from tributaries of the Yellowstone River.
The final report on a chemical spill into a Yellowstone River tributary along the Montana-Wyoming border says the initial release of 1,000 gallons of deicer was enough to briefly double the river's total flow. Doug Randall has the details. The mayor of Saratoga says members of the public will get a chance to speak at town council meetings. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.
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Federal investigators say Exxon Mobil Corp.'s delayed response to a pipeline break beneath Montana's Yellowstone River made the spill far worse than it otherwise would have been. Wyoming's snowpack below normal. Doug Randall has the details. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.