Montana’s Democratic Senator Jon Tester sponsored S. 1493, dubbed the Blackfoot-Clearwater Stewardship Act. But due to its minimal new wilderness designation, mandated logging provisions, special interest carve-outs in currently roadless national forests, and opposition by Montana’s Republican Senator Steve Daines, it’s fair to say the measure is facing a serious headwind in Congress. The Good The bill More

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