Bill affecting NorthWestern Energy customers faces backlash

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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...

March 25, 2021

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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...

March 25, 2021

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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...

March 25, 2021

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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...

March 24, 2021

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Things YOU Can Do This Week – Week of 3/22/21

Thanks for hanging in there with us!  This week, we are combatting the worst of the worst, but we’ve made it as easy as...

March 22, 2021

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Coal cuts: Aging power plants, cheap natural gas shutting off Montana coal

By Tom Lutey, Billings Gazette It wasn’t the first time a Montana coal mine had gone bankrupt, but Decker Coal’s reason for calling it...

March 21, 2021

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March 18, 2021 – Weekly Legislative Update

This week, we talked with David Katz about citizen-initiated zoning and protecting the Beartooth Front. We also talked about SB 379,...

March 19, 2021

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Bill would ease Montana gravel mining regulations

By Chad Sokol, Daily Inter Lake KALISPELL – Flathead Valley landowners and neighborhood advocates are among those opposing a bill in the...

March 19, 2021

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Montana Lawmakers Consider Regulatory Takings Bill

By Shaylee Ragar, MTPR A bill moving through the Montana Legislature would allow property owners to claim compensation from the state if...

March 16, 2021

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March 15, 2021 – Park County Environmental Council Legislative Update

Our friends at Park County Environmental Council (PCEC) invited us to chat with their members about their legislative questions. Watch it...

March 16, 2021

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