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In this photo provided by the National Park Service, is high water in the Gardiner River along the North Entrance to Yellowstone National Park in Montana, that washed out part of a road on Monday, June 13, 2022. (National Park Service via AP)

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Yellowstone floods wipe out roads, bridges, strand visitors
By AMY BETH HANSON - Associated Press
Mon,06/13/22-2:34PM , 174 Reads
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Massive floodwaters ravaged Yellowstone National Park and nearby communities Monday, washing out roads and bridges, cutting off electricity and forcing visitors to evacuate parts of the iconic park at the height of summer tourist season.
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The Hardin Generating Station, a coal-fired power plant that is also home to the cryptocurrency "mining" operation Big Horn Data Hub, is seen on April 20, 2022, in Hardin, Mont. Energy from burning coal is used to power thousands of computers that are kept on site to produce the digital currency known as bitcoins. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown)

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Energy-thirsty Bitcoin miners seek ways to dump fossil fuels
By AMY BETH HANSON - Associated Press
Wed,04/20/22-11:10PM , 53 Reads
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — For the past year a company that “mines” cryptocurrency had what seemed the ideal location for its thousands of power-thirsty computers working around the clock to verify bitcoin transactions: the grounds of a coal-fired power plant in rural Montana.
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Shortage of snowplow drivers hampers states as storms arrive
By AMY BETH HANSON - Associated Press
Thu,12/09/21-11:02PM , 86 Reads
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — More U.S. drivers could find themselves stuck on snowy highways or have their travel delayed this winter due to a shortage of snowplow drivers — a reality that could hit home Friday as winter storms start dumping snow from the Intermountain West to the Upper Great Lakes.
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