Montana, Missoula could lose renewable energy goal if NorthWestern Energy avoids fine

By Laura Lundquist, Missoula Current The Legislature is halfway toward not only allowing NorthWestern Energy to dodge a $2.5 million fine,...

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Things YOU Can Do This Week – Week of 3/29/21

It’s starting to feel like crunch time, and we appreciate you hanging in there with us to help protect the things we care about. As...

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Withholding energy assistance

By Johnathan Hettinger, Montana Free Press A bill that seeks to reverse $2.5 million in potential penalties on NorthWestern Energy for...

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Editorial: The bill that may be the worst of them all

By the Chronicle Editorial Board Read the full article....

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Coal Supporters Fight to Keep Colstrip Alive in Montana Legislature

By Dan Catchpole, Clearing Up Coal industry boosters in the Montana Legislature are fighting to keep the Colstrip power plant alive even as...

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March 25, 2021 – Weekly Legislative Update

This week, we talked with Abby Sophir, Forward Montana’s Issue Advocacy Manager, about voting rights bills in the legislature –...

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Bill affecting NorthWestern Energy customers faces backlash

By Emma Wulfhorst, NBC Montana HELENA, Mont. — Senate Bill 379, introduced by State Sen. Steve Fitzpatrick (R-Great Falls), aims to...

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Bill to boost Colstrip and coal-fired power blasted by critics

By Mike Dennison, KXLH Consumer and environmental advocates teed off Thursday on a new bill meant to help the state’s biggest utility buy...

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A ‘wish list for NorthWestern’

By Amanda Eggert, Montana Free Press A bill that seeks to keep coal-fired energy generation in play by significantly revising the Public...

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PSC votes to oppose Colstrip bailout bill as a ‘wish list’ for NWE

By Tom Lutey, Billings Gazette Montana’s utility regulator is warning that the latest bill to bail out Colstrip Power Plant could cost...

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