Down to Earth: September 2025

Click the icon at the bottom right to view the issue full screen. September 2025...

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Forest Service Nears Ruling on Libby Exploration Project

By Katie Bartlett, Flathead Beacon While Baker stepped down in 2024, Montana Environmental Information Center Policy Associate Ben Catton,...

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Montana PSC, NorthWestern Energy Clash Over Large-Load Customer Rules

By Ayla Burnett, ClearingUp News Data The Montana Public Service Commission (MPSC) on Sept. 3 sent a letter to NorthWestern Energy...

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Montana DEQ Denies Petition to Loosen Lake Koocanusa Selenium Standard

By Tristan Scott, Flathead Beacon The Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has denied a petition by the board of commissioners...

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Climate petition denied by Montana Public Service Commission

By Keila Szpaller, Daily Montanan In a decision that drew immediate pushback, the Montana Public Service Commission voted unanimously...

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Rosebud Mine expansion approved in Montana, sparking environmental debate

By Bowen West, NBC Montana The Department of the Interior has approved a major expansion of the Rosebud Mine in Rosebud and Treasure...

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Trump expands Montana mine to feed high-emission power plants

By Hannah Northey, E&E News The Rosebud coal mine near Colstrip is at the center of a long legal battle over air pollution and...

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NorthWestern wants to supply new AI data center with enough electricity for 800K homes

By David Erickson, Missoulian Late Tuesday night, NorthWestern Energy announced it has signed a letter of intent to supply as much as 1,000...

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Montana Congressional delegation’s public lands bait-and-switch

By Anne Hedges, Daily Montanan You can’t take your bird dog hunting on lands being mined or filled with oil rigs, even if they are...

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How Investors Are Getting Rich Off Of This Montana Town

This video by More Perfect Union, featuring MEIC’s Anne Hedges, exposes how for-profit utility companies, like NorthWestern Energy,...

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