Lawmakers can now keep bill draft info private. Few opt to allow public access

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Lawmakers can now keep bill draft info private. Few opt to allow public access

By Austin Amestoy, Montana Public Radio Fewer than a third of Montana’s state lawmakers have signed a waiver allowing the public to view...

January 15, 2025

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Environmental impacts of Yellowstone Generating Station under review

By Ren Wadsworth, NonStop Local Anne Hedges, Executive Director of the Montana Environmental Information Center, explained,...

January 9, 2025

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Supreme Court ruling means DEQ must assess greenhouse gas emissions of new power plant

By Ellis Juhlin, MTPR The Montana Supreme Court Friday affirmed a lower court ruling finding that state environmental regulators failed to...

January 6, 2025

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News Release: Water-use permit for the Black Butte Copper Mine upheld by the Montana Supreme Court

For Immediate Release: Jan. 2, 2025 Media Contacts:  Bonnie Gestring, Earthworks, bgestring@earthworks.org, 406-546-8386 David Brooks,...

January 2, 2025

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Viewpoint: State officials refuse to address climate change

By Anne Hedges, Missoula Current If the role of elected officials is to serve the people, Montana officials have missed the memo. Instead,...

December 26, 2024

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NorthWestern electric rates to drop temporarily, Montana Public Service Commission orders

By Keila Szpaller, Daily Montanan Residential customers of NorthWestern Energy will be paying less on their monthly electric bills for now...

November 26, 2024

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EDF, Allies Urge D.C. Circuit to Uphold Strengthened Mercury and Air Toxics Standards

(Washington, D.C. – November 20, 2024) EPA’s strengthened Mercury and Air Toxics Standards are achievable, affordable, legally sound,...

November 20, 2024

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Lawsuit filed to again open details of draft bills to the public

By Tom Lutey, Montana Free Press The lawsuit would stop Montana’s Legislature from concealing communications between lawmakers, lobbyists...

October 30, 2024

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Lawsuit asks court to stop Montana Legislative Services from keeping bill draft documents secret

By Keila Szpaller, Daily Montanan Documents related to drafting bills can’t be kept secret from the public, and a new policy that creates...

October 30, 2024

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Press Release: Montanans Challenge Legislature’s New Policy to Conceal Documents

CONTACTS Rylee Sommers-Flanagan, Upper Seven Law, 406-396-3373, rylee@uppersevenlaw.com Derf Johnson, Montana Environmental Information...

October 30, 2024

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