The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is an agency within the United States Department of the Interior responsible for administering U.S. federal lands. Headquartered in Washington,D.C.,the BLM oversees more than 247.3 million acres (1,001,000 km2) of land,or one-eighth of the United States's total landmass.
Tree spiking involves hammering a metal rod,nail or other material into a tree trunk,either inserting it at the base of the trunk where a logger might be expected to cut into the tree,or higher up where it would affect the sawmill later processing the wood. Contact with the spike often damages saw blades,which can result in injuries,or death,to nearby workers. The spike can also lower the commercial value of the wood by causing discoloration,reducing the economic viability of logging in the long term,without threatening the life of the tree. It is illegal in the United States,and has been described as a form of eco-terrorism.
Raymond Jon Tester is an American politician and farmer serving as the senior United States senator from Montana,elected in 2006. A member of the Democratic Party,Tester is the dean of Montana's congressional delegation and the only Democrat who holds statewide and/or congressional office in Montana. He served in the Montana Senate from 1999 to 2007,and as its president for his last two years in the chamber.
Steven David Daines is an American politician and former corporate executive serving as the junior United States senator from Montana since 2015. A member of the Republican Party,he represented Montana's at-large congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2013 to 2015.
Stephen Clark Bullock is an American politician and lawyer who served as the 24th governor of Montana from 2013 to 2021. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
The 2014 United States Senate election in Montana took place on November 4,2014,to elect a member of the United States Senate from Montana,concurrently with other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
Ellie Boldman is an American attorney and politician serving as a Democratic member of the Montana Senate,representing District 45. Previously,she served in the Montana House of Representatives,representing District 90,which includes central Missoula,Montana,from 2011 through 2019. Due to state constitutional term limits,Boldman was unable to file for re-election to the Montana House of Representatives and subsequently filed for election to the Montana Senate Seat 45 in 2020.
Matthew Martin Rosendale Sr. is an American politician. A Republican,Rosendale represents Montana's 2nd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives. Rosendale served in the Montana House of Representatives from 2011 to 2013,and in the Montana Senate from 2013 to 2017. From 2015 to 2017,he served as Senate majority leader. Rosendale was elected Montana state auditor in 2016 and held that position from 2017 to 2020. Rosendale ran unsuccessfully for the U.S. House of Representatives in 2014 and for the U.S. Senate in 2018. He was elected to represent Montana's at-large congressional district in 2020. After Montana regained its second House seat in the 2020 census,Rosendale was elected to represent the new 2nd congressional district in 2022.
Regina McCarthy is an American air quality expert who served as the first White House national climate advisor from 2021 to 2022. She previously served as the thirteenth Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from 2013 to 2017.
Amanda Gayle Curtis is an American politician who serves as the president of the Montana Federation of Public Employees (MFPE),Montana's largest labor union.
Marcia Stephens Bloom Bernicat is an American diplomat who is the current Director General of the Foreign Service. She is a former United States Ambassador to Bangladesh. She served as Ambassador to Senegal and Guinea-Bissau from 2008 to 2011. From January 1,2019,to April 3,2020,she was Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs at the Department of State.
The 2018 United States Senate election in Montana was held on November 6,2018,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Montana,concurrently with other elections to the United States Senate,elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
The 2020 United States Senate election in Montana was held on November 3,2020,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Montana. It was held concurrently with the 2020 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states,elections to the United States House of Representatives,and various state and local elections. The primaries for both the Democratic and Republican nominations took place on June 2,2020. Incumbent senator Steve Daines won the Republican primary,while Montana Gov. Steve Bullock won the Democratic primary.
Lynne M. Tracy is an American diplomat who is the United States ambassador to Russia,serving since January 2023. She formerly served as the United States ambassador to Armenia from 2019 to 2022.
William Perry Pendley is an American attorney,conservative activist,political commentator,and government official who served as the acting director of the Bureau of Land Management from 2019 to 2021.
The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached the U.S. state of Montana on March 14,2020. As of June 4,2021,the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services (MDPHHS) has reported 112,260 positive cases and 1,632 deaths in the state.
Brenda Mallory is an American lawyer specializing in environmental law who is the current chair of the Council on Environmental Quality in the Biden administration. She previously served as director of regulatory policy at the Southern Environmental Law Center,and helped lead the Climate 21 Project.
Shannon O'Brien is an American educator and politician serving as a member of the Montana Senate from the 46th district. Elected in November 2020,she assumed office on January 4,2021.
