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• SB 33: Public “Right to Participate” during Subdivision Development Phases in Jeopardy
• Your “Insider’s Guide” to the Legislature since 1973
• HB 203: Should State Bail Out Uneconomic Coal Plant?
• HB 78: Utilities Must Hold at Least Two Public Meetings During Resource Planning Process
• Guest Post: Will Carbon Capture and Sequestration Save Our Climate?
• Read MEIC’s December 2018 “Down to Earth” newsletter
• MEIC files legal challenge to Montana PSC, NorthWestern Energy to defend local renewable energy projects
• 2019 Legislative Raffle tickets on sale
• Tom Schneider Receives MEIC’s Highest Award
• MEIC Op-Ed: NorthWestern’s crusade against renewables
• Help Stop the Dirty Power Scam
• Cari Kimball
• Down to Earth – September 2018
• Environmental groups say they’re suing over pollution at Colstrip coal mine
• Montanans watch closely as Trump shapes Supreme Court
• Initiative Would Reject Mines Destined to be Perpetual Polluters
• Yes or No on I-186: 20 years after cyanide ban, will voters approve another measure strengthening mining regulations?
• Comment on disclosure of dangerous chemicals
• Coal Plant Closures Continue – Montana Should Plan for the Inevitable
• What does the repeal of the Clean Power Plan mean for Montana?
• Colstrip coal units shut down after failing emissions tests
• Report: Montana falling behind nation in transition to renewable energy sources
• Montana’s Transmission System Ready For New Wind Energy, Report Says
• Tell NorthWestern Energy: Protect Customers and Invest in Clean Energy
• End Perpetual Pollution, Vote YES on I-186
• Former Montana Public Service Commissioner says state’s energy future bright
• Protect Our Public Lands From #1 Toxic Polluter
• New Report a Big Step Forward for Montana’s Renewable Energy Future
• Down to Earth – June 2018
• Alert: Keystone XL being fast-tracked
• It Turns Out Colstrip Electricity is Expensive – Really, Really Expensive
• Help Stop the Fossil Fuel Bonanza in Montana
• Proposed Rollback of Federal Coal Ash Rule
• Rosebud Mine Expansion
• Down to Earth – April 2018
• BIG Opportunity for Climate Action April 18th
• Solar Study’s Findings Suspicious, in Need of Further Review
• 24 Hours to Fight Huge Coal Mine Expansion
• Guest opinion: NorthWestern Energy customers will save with low-cost wind energy
• Mining company may need to pay $30M to Montana for pursuing new mines before cleaning up old ones
• Fossil-fuel industries cheer Trump’s regulatory rollback; what’s the impact?
• Westmoreland Coal, Teetering Near Bankruptcy, Wants Montana to Let It Build a Bigger Mine
• Court Upholds Obama Methane Release Rule
• Press Release: BLM’s methane waste rule back in force following court decision
• Westmoreland Coal teetering on the brink
• Citizens Hearing: Speak Out Against Massive Coal Mine Expansion
• Plan to clean up Colstrip ash ponds leaves several tasks undone, environmental group says
• State of disunion: Montanans view Trump’s first year differently
• Montana DOJ Applauds Supreme Court Ruling On WOTUS
• Giant Slaughterhouse Proposed near Great Falls
• Guest opinion: Help Colstrip with utilities’ tax windfall
• Power plants burning Montana coal could drop from 50 to 14 in less than 2 decades
• Give Trump a Piece of Your Mind on Climate Change
• Environmental Groups File Suit Over Trump Methane Rules
• Solar advocates suit claims Public Service Commission undercuts renewable energy projects
• Groups challenge new rule nullifying compliance obligations under BLM methane rule
• Press Release: Solar Investment in Montana Unlikely in Foreseeable Future if Commission Order Stands
• Down to Earth – December 2017
• Tell Bullock and DEQ to Halt Unlawful, Destructive Mining in Wilderness
• NorthWestern, green energy advocates plan to sue Montana regulators over short contracts
• Stop Ideological Attacks on Clean Energy (Updated)
• Speak up for our Smith River!
• Under Trump, the lines are drawn for a battle over resources in the West
• Mining Regulator Nominee Draws Praise, Criticism In Montana
• Help Helena’s new schools become solar ready
• Cabinet mine foes use ‘bad actor’ law to fight Hecla permits
• Bad Actor Rule Must be Enforced
• Trump killing the Clean Power Plan does little for Montana coal energy
• Colstrip’s Future Still Uncertain After End Of Clean Power Plan
• What’s Next for the Smith River Mine?
• The Beginning of the End for the Colstrip Plant
• Colstrip edges toward complete closure
• Down to Earth – September 2017
• Chasing the Sun
• DOE’s Grid Study: Clinging to the Past
• Sweet Victory: Court sides with MEIC and halts expansion of largest proposed underground coal mine in the country
• Environmental groups’ lawsuit challenges DEQ-issued permit for Montanore mine
• Colstrip ash pond cleanup will cost $138M, Talen Energy estimates
• Judge blocks 176-million ton coal mine expansion in Montana
• Montana’s attorney general worries that Colstrip’s newer units are at risk
• New York Times feature includes MEIC coal lawsuit
• Montana lawmakers shocked that attorney general didn’t testify in Colstrip shutdown
• 24 Hours to Stop Montana Coal Exports!
• NorthWestern Energy must earn renewable energy reputation
• With friends like Ryan Zinke, who needs enemies?
• Tim Fox: Montana has a significant stake in the outcome of the coal-leasing case
• Solar-power advocates: PSC ruling devalues solar power, should be reconsidered
• Hot mic records troubling conversation about solar regulations
• Montana commission tells solar developers to get lost
• Montana has the smallest renewable energy incentives in the region after regulator’s vote
• Federal regulators decide to keep fee that inflates cost of Montana wind energy
• Helena City Council: Act on Climate
• Colstrip on track for big changes in 2030s
• As coal production declines, Montana sees drop in coal jobs, plans for more
• Environmental groups try to block Montana mine expansion
• 2017 Montana Legislature in Review
• U.S. Withdrawal from Paris a Tragedy and Incentive
• Bozeman mayor commits to upholding Paris climate accord goals
• Thank you Governor Bullock!
• Vice President Mike Pence To Visit Coal Mine On The Crow Reservation
• Debunking More Myths on Wind Energy
• Thank You, Senator Tester
• Support Montana Clean Energy – Contact the Public Service Commission
• These Bills All Should Be Vetoed
• Contact the Governor – We Need Vetoes!
• Legislature passes bill exempting wells on family-transfer land
• Why Is Montana Driving Away Clean Energy Investments?
• Lawmakers approve $50M loan for Colstrip
• 2017 Earth Day and Climate Movement Events Around Montana
• Contact the Governor – Veto the Legislature’s Attack on Montana’s Water
• Companies don’t have to disclose fracking chemicals, but lawsuit wants to change that
• March Madness (in April) at the Montana Legislature
• Want renewable energy in MT? Call to oppose SB 338
• High-Impact Actions for the Environment (Week of April 3rd)
• Trump’s repeal of Clean Power Plan gets mixed Montana reception
• Overnight Regulation: Trump administration lifts Obama freeze on federal coal mining
• High-Impact Actions for the Environment (Week of March 27th)
• Bill would eliminate board that hears appeals of DEQ decisions
• Bill Proposes Millions In Loans To Keep Colstrip Plants Running
• High-Impact Actions for the Environment (Week of March 20th)
• Montana Lawmakers Seek Plan for Colstrip Plant Closure
• High-Impact Actions for the Environment (Week of March 13th)
• Montana considers subsidizing Colstrip operations with loans
• Group urges state to protect itself against Colstrip costs
• Down to Earth – March 2017
• Five High-Impact Actions at the Montana Legislature: Week of March 6th
• $40 million to cover impacts from closure of coal-fired units?
• Zinke is now U.S. Interior Secretary; special election set for Montana’s House seat
• High Priority Half-Time Report
• Lawmakers table bills on pipeline, body cameras
• NorthWestern Energy Once Again Kills Future Solar Jobs and Energy Freedom for Montana
• Colstrip owner pushes for tax break to keep plant units open
• Solar Jobs and Energy Freedom Rally!
• Last stand for Community Renewable Energy Projects?
• MEIC Legislative Update – 2/17/2017
• A Grim Day for the Country
• Things Are Heating Up
• February 22nd Conservation Lobby Day Agenda
• BIG NEWS from the Public Service Commission
• 5 Quick Actions to Help Protect the Environment
• Legislators seek compromise on bill some fear could weaken government transparency
• Legislature Slide
• What YOU Can Do This Week
• Power Companies, Green Group Oppose Colstrip Shut-down Bill
• Montana Lawmakers Work To Keep Colstrip Power Plant Running
• Citizen Lobby Day – January 26th Agenda
• Expanding Clean Energy in Montana!
• Bill calls for partial elimination of oil and gas tax holiday
• Fracking chemicals focus of lawsuit seeking more disclosure
• Keane introduces bills to preserve Colstrip power, aid workers
• Coalition Sues for Public Access to Fracking Chemical Information
• Bills seek to expand whistleblower protections for state employees
• Clean energy in Montana needs your help!
• Support Clean Energy in the Montana House
• Support Clean Energy in the Montana Senate
• Zinke is a ‘beast’ — with listening skills
• Battle expected over net metering bills in 2017 Legislature
• Montana Board of Oil and Gas Fails to Do its Job
• Election, Cabinet nomination top list for best state stories of 2016
• Colstrip at forefront of coal debate at state Legislature
• A Federal Agency is Blocking Montana Renewable Energy Development
• Can Trump’s Interior secretary pick live up to conservationists’ expectations?
• Your “Insider’s Guide” to the Legislature, since 1973
• DEQ again asks Tintina to revise Smith River mine application
• Trump’s choice for interior gets mixed reviews
• How Bad Will the 2017 Montana Legislative Session Be? Really Bad.
• Tell Montana Senators to Say NO to Anti-EPA Chief!
• Environmental Groups Seek to Defend Federal Methane Rule
• Down to Earth – December 2016
• Wind advocates challenge fee against Montana green energy
• Clean Power Plan likely dead under Trump, but Colstrip still in trouble
• Now is not the time to hide under the covers
• Daines raises issue of Colstrip closure next year
• Montanans LOVE – and I mean LOVE – Clean Energy
• EIA: Mountain states quickly moving away from coal
• Helena City Commission adopts Smith River resolution
• Now that Solar is Cost Competitive, Utilities are Taking Aim at This 1978 Energy Law
• A Major Victory for Clean Water at Colstrip
• HELP Stop the Last West Coast Coal Terminal
• Activist group plans protest at NorthWestern Energy headquarters
• Helenans: Help Protect the Smith River
• Victory: Subdivision Sewage Discharge Permit Declared Void in Bitterroot Valley
• City agrees to consider Smith River resolution despite differing opinions
• You Have the Right to Know What Toxins Are in Your Water
• Solar-power advocates ask feds to undo Montana ruling on project rates
• Environmental Coalition Challenges Rock Creek Mine Water Permit
• MEIC Challenges Decision to Open Up 115 Billion Tons of Coal to Mining
• Committee hears slew of bills to help offset partial shutdown of Colstrip
• Smith River Mine Update
• Capturing carbon at Colstrip discussed
• License Plate Slide
• Down to Earth – September 2016
• Montana’s Reaction to NorthWestern’s Long-Term Energy Plan: More Wind and Solar!
• Speak Up for a Clean Energy Economy for Montana
• State stops NorthWestern from charging customers for Colstrip outage
• Help Shine Light on Dangerous Fracking Chemicals!
• Support Montana Solar!
• Show the PSC your preferred energy future
• Debate on Capitol steps turns fiscal
• Not at any cost: New Tintina CEO says mine must be developed responsibly
• Colstrip deal hailed as ‘significant victory’ for environment
• Petitioners seek more disclosure on fracking chemicals
• BREAKING: Coalition Seeks Greater Public Access to Information About Chemicals Used in Fracking
• Now It’s Time to Take Care of Workers
• Hole sale: Tintina tries to market a Montana copper deposit
• After Decades of Polluting Water, Colstrip Plant to Address Leaking Coal Ash Ponds
• A big Northwest clean air victory: 2 old coal plants will be phased out
• Oldest two units at Colstrip to be retired no later than 2022
• Brian Fadie
• Judge overturns DEQ permit on county subdivision
• Keep the Smith the Smith
• Settlement Over Colstrip Pollution Controls Delayed
• Tell OSM that Coal Mining Costs Our Climate
• Montana Governor’s Energy Plan Appreciated
• Montana governor unveils energy plan
• PSC saved consumers $8 million with decision
• Deal in methane pollution dispute would bring little change
• Judge says waste water from Colstrip coal plant ponds is ‘alarming’
• A Blanket Permit to Pollute Without Public Input
• Otter Creek: A Landscape Spared
• Down to Earth – June 2016
• Colstrip operator wants out in 2 years or less
• Montana PBS Presents: The Future of Colstrip
• Say NO to Arch Coal’s Export Facility in Washington State
• Top 6 Reasons Why Montana Should Throw in the Towel on the Otter Creek Coal Mine
• Gov. Bullock: With no railroad, there can be no mine
• Montana Transportation Commission considering rule allowing digital billboards
• Montana’s largest wind farm quietly develops northeast of Colstrip
• Group lists Smith River as fourth most endangered stream in U.S.
• NorthWestern Energy asked to consider Colstrip
• Tell Governor Bullock Not to Throw Your Money Down the Drain
• What is the true impact of Washington law affecting Colstrip power plants?
• Oil and Gas: Don’t Use Our Air as a Dumpster
• Say NO to Electronic Billboards on Montana Highways!
• NorthWestern ordered to refund Montana customers $8.2M
• Colstrip Electricity is not Cheap or Reliable – PSC Decision Protects Montana Consumers
• Investigation shows Montana lawmakers rarely refrain from voting on personal interests
• ‘Those things I love’: Janet Ellis honored with Women in Conservation award
• Who leads Montana’s DEQ an issue in governor’s race
• Feds, groups reach tentative deal over oil lease emissions
• Judge strikes down water permit for Montana coal mine
• Montana agency seeks more details from copper mine project
• Arch Coal Announces Otter Creek Is No Longer Threatened
• Arch Coal suspends plans for Otter Creek mine in Montana
• Support Local Solar in Montana!
• GEORGE OCHENSKI: White Sulphur Springs getting usual mining snow job
• Down to Earth – March 2016
• Guest opinion: Coal mine threatens Bull Mountain water supply
• Tintina touts potential for 50-year mining district
• Environmental Groups Sue State Over Colstrip Cleanup Efforts
• Tell the PSC not to Increase Energy Bills for Dirty Old Coal!
• What Montanans have to say about the Supreme Court’s Clean Power Plan ruling
• Clean energy or coal? Support clean energy in the Northwest.
• Shifts toward clean energy threaten Montana coal town
• Montana Conservatives Continue Blasting Clean Power Plan
• Some Montana Politicians Not Ready To Leave Coal Behind
• The Urgency of Protecting Montana’s Water in the Time of a Collapsing Coal Industry
• Colstrip owners write bills putting plant’s future in doubt
• Montana coal mine deal includes secret side settlement
• Oregon energy proposal is another headache for Colstrip
• Groups appeal Rosebud Mine expansion
• Environmentalists Critical Of Bullock’s New Clean Power Plan Council
• Applications now available to float Smith River
• Victory: Expanded Grizzly Bear Protections near Glacier Park
• Two Major Victories on Coal Mining and Exports
• Tintina submits mine permit application
• Warning: Smith River Mine Application Expected Any Day
• Down to Earth – December 2015
• Montana copper mine spurs debate
• Congressman Zinke: Support the Clean Power Plan
• Australian company now majority owner of Tintina
• NorthWestern’s unrealistic ‘study’
• Why Colstrip’s Future Could Be Decided In Washington State
• Support a Sustainable Energy Plan for Montana and the Northwest!
• Montana joins lawsuit challenging clean-power rules
• MT PSC: Don’t Raise My Power Bill for Dirty Coal!
• Victory: Protecting Clean Water and Preventing Coal Exports
• Review panel rejects permit for Signal Peak coal mine expansion
• Montana Resources looks to expand tailings pond
• Why Environmental Group is Involved in NorthWestern Energy Hearing
• The Smith River Mine is NOT a Local Project
• PSC deciding whether NW Energy or consumers should pay costs of Colstrip plant outage
• Bob Gentry
• Kim Wilson
• Dustin Leftridge
• John Rundquist
• Creation question: Will the push for clean power kill jobs or generate more?
• Governor says “incredible potential” for wind energy in Montana
• Alexis Bonogofsky
• Greg Findley
• Steve Gilbert
• Court revives dispute over energy leasing’s climate impacts
• Grizzly bears ensured safe passage on Glacier Park’s western edge
• Greg Lind
• Jennifer Swearingen
• Augusta “Gusty” Clarke
• Charles Besancon
• Bruce Bender
• Down to Earth – August 2015
• Groups seek to block coal mine expansion
• Contact Governor Bullock on the Clean Power Plan
• Clean Power Plan’s Targets For Montana Remain Unclear
• Montanans Weigh The Risks And Rewards Of Mining Near The Smith River
• Erica Rosenberg
• Lowell Chandler
• Zinke Votes For Toxic Coal Ash Bill, Removing Safeguards for Montana’s Water
• Tell U.S. Rep. Zinke to Protect Montana’s Water
• Protect Montana from Fracking
• Montana Ahead of the Game in Court Ruling on Mercury
• IEEFA Report: Two More Aging Coal-Fired Power Plants That Should Be Retired
• ‘Smith River Memories’ campaign opposes copper mine plan
• Conservation groups launch Smith River social media campaign
• Proposed mining activities prompt campaign highlighting Smith River
• Even When You Win You Lose
• Court Strikes Down Coal Pollution Rule, Environmentalists And Coal Industry Cheer
• Montana reactions mixed on EPA fracking report
• Stop Arch from Building the Coal-to-Asia Railroad!
• Down to Earth – May 2015
• Montana rails form crucial link in world energy chain, leaders say
• Contact Governor Bullock Today
• Groups honor former legislator Carol Williams as Conservation Champion
• Bill prohibiting perpetual mine pollution voted down
• Mining bill sees support from industry and conservation groups
• Down to Earth – March 2015
• Property rights bill would hobble state agencies
• Oil and gas tax holiday under fire in Senate committee
• Montana reaction to Keystone veto mixed
• Bigger bond for metal mines sought
• Will you speak up for the Smith River?
• Bill would fine feds for wildfire smoke
• Great Falls lawmaker renews debate on oil, gas trust fund
• Protecting the Environment from Uncontrolled Oil and Gas Development at the Legislature
• Dunwell brings fracking disclosure bill
• January 27th Lobby Day: Detailed Agenda
• Yellowstone River oil pipeline disasters. Wrong again. Wrong again. Wrong again.
• Support Clean Energy in Montana: Contact Legislators
• Your “Insider’s Guide” to the 2015 Legislature
• New regulations: Coal industry, critics differ on cost to Montana consumers
• Contact DEQ on Toxic Air Emissions
• Cost of compromise
• Down to Earth – December 2014
• Front protection bill also ‘releases’ areas from wilderness study
• Top 5 Offensive Provisions of the Public Lands Rider
• Montana energy interests, environmentalists, officials weigh in on EPA carbon rules
• Montana senators vote for Keystone pipeline
• Say NO to the Keystone XL Pipeline!
• We Know We Are Winning When… the Fossil Fuel Industry Says So
• How the ALEC tech exodus ties to Montana
• Say NO to Giving Colstrip Another Year to Control Toxic Air Pollution!
• Governor: Montana can cut carbon, keep jobs
• Report: Montana A Major CO2 Emitter
• The Dirty Secret of Electric Cars
• Tell Montana’s Governor Bullock and the EPA to Support the Clean Power Plan
• Montana lawmakers give energy standard green light
• Australian company buys up shares of Tintina
• Down to Earth – September 2014
• Environmental Groups Fight Proposed Mining Project
• Judge halts change to grizzly habitat designation
• Tintina makes its case
• Contact the OSM: Stop Poisonous Orange Clouds
• Black Butte Mine aquifer tests move ahead
• Number of crude oil trains through county increases
• Guest opinion: Climate change is scientific reality
• Hundreds comment on Black Butte mine proposal
• All Things Are Connected: Montana’s Terrible Air Quality, Canadian Fires, and Climate Change
• Protect Montana’s Smith River from Arsenic
• DEQ: Water testing for copper mine will have no impacts
• Plan to expand logging on grizzly, bull trout habitat near Whitefish in court
• Montana Crude Rail Routes Revealed
• Clean Energy Could Create Thousands of Montana Jobs
• Groups challenge permit for Granstdale Addition subdivision
• Tell the Montana Public Service Commission You don’t want to pay more for Colstrip’s Dirty Power
• Colstrip is neither cheap nor reliable for Montanans
• Support Montana’s Successful Renewable Energy Standard
• 4,000 new clean energy jobs in Montana, report predicts
• PPL to spin off Montana generating assets in new deal
• Montanans react to Obama EPA’s draft rules to reduce CO2 emissions
• Support the Biggest Moment Yet in Fighting Global Warming
• Carbon Pollution Standards: Montana Stands to Benefit
• Coal: Nail in Colstrip’s coffin
• Montana Pollution Rules Make Strange Bedfellows
• Down to Earth – May 2014
• DEQ Needs a Reminder – Multinational Companies like PPL Can’t be Trusted
• Colstrip Listed Among “Most Dangerous” Coal Ash Sites
• Local Groups Announce Aggressive Ad Campaign to Protect Montanans From Toxic Colstrip Coal Ash Ponds
• Mary Schaad
• Diego Rivas
• David Quammen
• Clean Air
• Wind Farm
• No Smith River Mine
• Renewable energy rule the focus of debate
• Copper Mining Threatens Montana’s Smith River
• Tester and Walsh: No to Keystone XL
• Montanans for Climate Solutions rallies held across state
• Climate change rallies planned in 13 Montana towns
• Earth Week climate rallies planned in Missoula, other cities
• Group to host events discussing climate change
• Dam purchase a watershed moment
• Attorney general turns over documents to environmental group
• Preserving Montana helps secure its future
• Who’s Ready to Rally?
• Press Advisory: Montanans for Climate Solutions Rally
• Not another failed mining experiment
• Dam purchase is a watershed moment
• Lots of reasons (and ways!) to celebrate Earth Day 2014
• Environmental group sues state over Whitehall mine backfilling
• Tintina to apply for mine permit
• MEIC needs your help to protect the Smith River
• GREG TOLLEFSON: A new threat to Smith River
• Solar power installations continue dropping in price, pay off in under ten years in MT
• Australians Shipping Montana Coal to Asia?
• Renewable Energy Needs Level Playing Field
• Lawsuit challenges DEQ approval of mine near Smith River
• EPA may finally look at coal ash regulation, much needed in Montana
• Land Board: NO to Signal Peak Coal
• Green groups take comments on EPA’s new proposal to regulate carbon emissions
• Down to Earth – February 2014
• Coal quandary: Avista uses cheap power, but Inslee wary
• What Resources will Meet Montana’s Electricity Needs in the Future?
• PPL Montana agrees to install pollution monitors
• NorthWestern: PPL coal plants are losing money
• Countdown to a Decision on Keystone
• MEIC sues Attorney General over records
• EPA Agrees to Adopt Coal Ash Regulations by the End of 2014
• Thank You for Your Support in 2013!
• Montana Coal Exports Are Bad Business
• State OKs copper exploration at head of Smith River
• Opinions mixed on Bullock’s first quarter of term
• What does the Fox say? (Montana’s Attorney General Tim Fox, that is)
• KC Golden at MEIC’s 40th Anniversary Rendezvous
• Down to Earth – December 2013
• 24 Hours to Save Montana’s Sage Grouse!
• Montana: Big Sky country at an environmental crossroads
• Hiring of outside law firm for coal comments sparks questions
• PPL releases amount of improvements done at Colstrip power plant
• Giving Tuesday – Not Just Another Day
• Join 1000+ Montanans in Support of EPA’s Carbon Pollution Regulations
• Say NO to Arch Coal’s Dirty Export Facility in Washington State
• Judge Directs EPA To Cough Up A Timeline For Finalizing Coal Ash Rules
• Support Upgrades to An Existing Transmission Line So It Can Carry More Clean Energy!
• PSC denies NW Energy claims for lost revenue from conservation efforts
• Say No to Westmoreland Coal Company’s Massive Montana Coal Mine Expansion
• NorthWestern Moves Toward Clean Energy – Today’s IPCC Report Says Move is Critical
• NorthWestern Energy buying dams from PPL Montana for $900 million
• TransCanada exec says he’s ‘confident’ Keystone XL will get Built
• MEIC is holding a party to mark 40th anniversary
• Down to Earth – September 2013
• Stand Up for Montana’s Water
• Group asks PSC for any documents on rumored power transaction
• Groups ask Montana regulators for hearing on coal-fired electricity generation plants in Colstrip
• Montanans at Risk with Potential Sale of Colstrip and Corette
• Protect Montana’s Smith River!
• Megaload arrives in Valier with little fanfare
• “VOTE” for clean air, water, and energy in Montana!
• Crowd gives opinions on copper plan: Company seeking exploration decline
• Conservationists appeal dismissal of Montana oil and gas lease dispute
• Support for bills may have had part in firing
• Copper mine near White Sulphur Springs gets initial OK from DEQ
• Colstrip Unit No. 4, major supplier for NorthWestern Energy, offline for up to six months
• Baucus and Tester: Protect Montana’s Water!
• The Inspiration Business
• Bullock on climate change plans: Wait for details
• Montana supporters, opponents of Keystone XL oil pipeline parse Obama’s comments
• Montana delegation’s reaction to climate change plan is mixed
• President Obama on Climate Change
• PPL agrees to upgrades if coal plant doesn’t close
• Ambre Energy’s Coal Mine Expansion Confidential
• Tell BLM: Reject Expansion of the Decker Coal Strip Mine
• Oil leasing dispute heads to federal court
• Montana Global Warming Emissions Continue to Increase
• Down to Earth – May 2013
• Signal Peak Energy Violates Safety Standards and Disputes Fines
• EPA urged to rewrite or ditch CO2 standards for new coal plants
• Megaload company to start bitumen extraction in Canadian oil sands
• Progressive groups look to Schweitzer, but record on guns, environment doesn’t fit label
• Copper mine clash: Proposed project raises hopes, concerns
• Tell the PSC that Public Utility Executive Salaries are Public Information!
• Tell the PSC that Public Utility Executive Salaries are Public Information!
• New Montana Coal Export Report is Pure Fiction
• Contact Governor Bullock Today!
• Copper could bring jobs, money to White Sulphur, but at what cost?
• Mining Industry Attack on Clean Water
• Proposed bill would limit and tax vented natural gas wells
• Environmentalists file federal suit over logging on Montana state forests
• Down to Earth – March 2013
• Senate votes to give renewable energy credits to hydroelectric dams
• Colstrip power plant sued over pollution controls
• Lawmakers consider bill to simplify, reduce Montana taxes
• Arch Coal Doesn’t Want You to Comment
• Your Help is Needed this Session
• Billionaire fracking brothers top donors to Montana political campaigns
• PPL may sell Montana dams, power plants
• School funding bill gets hearing: Plan increases stability for districts, supporters claim
• Lawmakers muddy the water on renewable energy standard
• Montana Republicans seek business tax cuts
• “FrackNation” documentary stirs debate
• PSC chair pulls plug on report
• Power industry, environmentalists behind study of Montana’s renewable-power mandate
• Renewable Energy in Montana Threatened by 2013 Legislative Session
• Women and Montana’s 2013 Legislative Session
• MEIC releases rebuttal to University of Montana coal study
• Environmentalists seek more Otter Creek hearings
• Protecting Air Quality from the Two Largest Polluters in Montana
• Environmental group questions UM’s objectivity in coal studies
• Take Two Actions Today to Stop Coal Mining at Otter Creek and its Railroad
• Capitol Monitor – 2013 Legislative Session
• Groups call on Baucus to leave coal ash bill out of ‘fiscal cliff’ negotiations
• Stop Baucus from Polluting Our Water
• Schweitzer’s legacy: Energy policies sparked debate
• Keystone XL: Montana Approves Easements Allowing Pipeline To Cross State Land
• Land board approves Keystone lease
• Montana Land Board and keystone XL
• Montana Land Board to act on oil pipeline easements
• PPL Montana’s assets for sale, according to reports
• Another Yellowstone Oil Disaster?
• Environmental, wind developers seek tax credit extension
• Sierra Club Wants Coal Out Of PSE’s Stocking
• Down to Earth – November 2012
• Blowout: Election pushes Montana PSC to the right
• Wind Tax Credit is Worth Keeping
• Expanded Coal Mining in Montana?
• Report: PPL looking for Colstrip buyer: Coal less profitable in deregulated market
• Corette plant closure adds more heat to Rehberg-Tester race
• Corette’s Closing – Who’s REALLY to blame?
• Support Clean Energy Incentives for Montana!
• Support Planning for the Flathead
• PPL Montana to mothball coal-fired plant in 2015
• Tell the State to Protect Clean Air in Montana
• State Land Board will sign long-term coal lease with Signal Peak
• Montana Colstrip ash ponds agreement challenged
• Mel Griffin
• Down to Earth – August 2012
• Governor’s stance on Otter Creek irresponsible
• Tell the Montana Land Board to Stop the Dirty Coal Giveaway
• Doing good feels good
• EPA: Local plants must improve emissions
• Arch Coal submits application for strip mining permit at Otter Creek
• We Want Clean Air in Montana Not Toxic Emissions
• Coal study fires up debate over economics, environment
• Montana Coal is Costly and Getting More Expensive
• Groups threaten to sue Colstrip power plant for Clean Air Act violations
• Warning: Colstrip Coal-Fired Energy Plant Dodging Pollution Laws
• Bozeman: Take a Stand Against Increased Coal Train Traffic
• MEPA: Montana’s Excellent Planning Tool
• Rep. Rehberg: Don’t Weaken Mining Laws!
• BLM takes heat for coal lease prices in Montana, Wyoming
• Imperial Withdraws Permits for “Megaloads”
• Cost of Wind Power Declining
• Stop Industrial Carbon Pollution
• Report details economic boost from Otter Creek coal, attracts criticism
• Low Natural Gas Prices are a Double Edged Sword
• EPA wants information on PPL’s Colstrip upgrades
• Down to Earth – May 2012
• Senator Baucus and Coal Ash in Montana
• Tell Senator Baucus: Keep Coal Ash Out of the Transportation Bill!
• Production Tax Credit is the Key to Unprecedented Renewable Energy Growth
• Take Action – Clean Up Montana’s Air!
• Tell EPA to clean up Pennsylvania Power’s Colstrip Plant!
• Groups ask EPA for stricter emissions control
• News for Pennsylvania Power – We Don’t Appreciate Corporate Secrecy
• State senator lobbies in Washington on oil, natural gas issues
• PPL Montana sues EPA to keep power plant’s upgrades secret
• WA Utility Urged to Break MT Coal Connection
• MEIC Lawsuit a “last resort” to get DEQ to protect water
• 2012 Poll – Montanans Support Clean, Renewable Energy
• Flathead Lake Biological Station Researchers Honored for Conservation Work
• Attend Regional Haze Events in Helena and Billings!
• MEIC Files Suit on coal Ash
• Oil, gas inspections set to improve
• Montana Citizens Stand Up for Clean Air
• Industry Lobbyists in the 2011 Legislative Session
• Eliminate Oil and Gas Tax Holiday
• Down to Earth – February 2012
• District judge sends Kearl megaloads back to MDT for environmental review
• Judge rejects challenge to Otter Creek coal lease
• Montana Water Pollution Limits Approved by EPA
• In Montana, a rough road for oil sands equipment
• EPA: Power plants main global warming culprits – Colstrip Plant Among Top Sources in U.S.
• Anne Hedges
• Jim Jensen
• Derf Johnson
• Adam McLane
• Megaloads return to district court on Friday
• Beyond Coal: Showdown at Highwood
• Gail Speck
• Power companies: EPA rules would increase costs for some customers
• Down to Earth – November 2011
• Battle Over Mont. Transmission Line Stymies Wind Development
• Down to Earth – August 2011
• Oil Spill In The Yellowstone River
• Schweitzer lets Montana Environmental Policy Act overhaul become law
• Capitol Monitor – 2011 Legislative Session
• Down to Earth – May 2011
• Schweitzer Veto’s Cyanide Mining Bill
• Eliminating Protection for Public Health and Safety
• Down to Earth – March 2011
• Natural Disaster: Republican legislators wage war on Montana’s environmental laws
• ‘Clean and healthful’ provision under review by Montana lawmakers
• Climate Change – BLM blows hot air
• 98 businesses, nonprofits to offer job suggestions to Legislature
• Can Legislators Jumpstart Our Economy?
• Do You Know What to Do Next?
• Panel OKs increasing renewable energy mandates
• High court says rezoning for Great Falls power plant was illegal
• Northern Plains, Wildlife Federation sue over leasing of Otter Creek coal tracts
• BLM Suspends Some Oil and Gas Lease Sales to Review Warming Impacts
• Montana OKs sale of coal tracts to mining giant
• Liability: Company vs. Driver Negligence in Truck Accidents
• City of Great Falls told to release power plant documents
• MT Land Board drops Otter Creek bid to 15 cents per ton
• State might be open to lowering minimum bid for Otter Creek coal
• Climate Change Bill a Tough Sell in Montana