Federal cuts ripple through a bioscience hub in rural Montana

Trump officials plan to destroy a critical government program they probably know nothing about

President Donald Trump stands on the South Lawn of the White House on May 22. | Samuel Corum/Politico/Bloomberg via Getty Images Nearly two decades ago, scientists made an alarming discovery in upstate New York: Bats, the world’s only flying mammal, were becoming infected with a new, deadly fungal disease that, in some cases, could wipe out an entire colony in a matter of months.  Since then, the disease — later called white-nose syndrome — has …

Federal cuts ripple through bioscience hub in Hamilton

Scientists are often careful to take off their work badges when they leave the campus of one of the nations top research facilities, which is located in the Bitterroot Valley.Its a reflection of the long-standing tension caused by Rocky Mountain Laboratories improbable location in this conservative, blue-collar town of 5,000 that was built on logging.Many residents are proud of the internationally recognized research unfolding at the National In…

Letter: Don't shutter the Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center

To the editor, For more than four decades, I have been an avid outdoorsman, and I understand the need for proper habitat to provide food, cover and water to support wildlife. If you are a birdwatcher, hunter, or someone who enjoys seeing wildlife, you should care about the Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center and the possibility it may be shuttered under the proposed federal budget. The scientists at this center have been leaders in the res…

'Going wild': Federal cuts ripple through a bioscience hub in rural Montana

The Trump administration’s mass federal layoffs and cancellation of research grants are having effects in communities far from Washington, D.C.

Federal cuts ripple through a bioscience hub in rural Montana

Scientists are often careful to take off their work badges when they leave the campus of one of the nation's top research facilities, here in southwestern Montana's Bitterroot Valley.

Federal Cuts Ripple Through a Bioscience Hub in Rural Montana

HAMILTON, Mont. — Scientists are often careful to take off their work badges when they leave the campus of one of the nation’s top research facilities, here in southwestern Montana’s Bitterroot Valley. It’s a reflection of the long-standing tension caused by Rocky Mountain Laboratories’ improbable location in this conservative, blue-collar town of 5,000 that was built on logging. Many residents are proud of the internationally recognized researc…