Montana Legislature: A Race to the Bottom on Coal, Water Regulations

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Montana Legislature: A Race to the Bottom on Coal, Water Regulations

By Derf Johnson The Rosebud Mine north of Billings. While the coal industry is in a long-term structural decline both in the United States...

March 15, 2023

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Sustainable Communities in the Legislative Limelight

By Ann Schwend With affordable housing at the top of everyone’s minds, subdivision review, zoning, and tax rebates were some of the first...

March 15, 2023

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Montana Legislature: How Water Policy Loopholes Drive Sprawl

By Ann Schwend Developers have been exploiting the exempt well loophole in Montana for years. Image from Gallatin Local Water Quality...

March 15, 2023

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Showing Up for Our Environment

By Katy Spence With Montana moving to a more hybrid legislative session this year came the return of an MEIC favorite: in-person events....

March 15, 2023

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Solutions to Persistent Plastic Pollution Tabled

By Mathew Passini Single-use plastic items come in many forms. People are probably most familiar with plastic bags from the grocery store,...

March 15, 2023

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EPA reinstates mercury rule for power plants

By Anne Hedges The Trump Administration took office and immediately set about undoing public health protections from coal-fired power...

March 15, 2023

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Another Mining Company Files for Bankruptcy Protection

By Derf Johnson Montana Tunnels is located south of Helena near Jefferson City. Photo via MTPR. In Montana, it’s a tale as old as time. A...

March 15, 2023

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NorthWestern Energy Can’t Stop Moving Backwards

By Ian Lund As Montana’s largest utility, NorthWestern Energy is responsible for providing reliable and affordable electricity to its...

March 15, 2023

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NorthWestern Energy Wants More of Colstrip (hold on to your wallets)

By Anne Hedges NorthWestern Energy’s proposal to permanently increase homeowners’ and small businesses’ electricity rates by 25% is...

March 15, 2023

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Public Records Request Shines Light on EPA’s Misbehavior in Butte

By Katy Spence The Berkeley Pit near Butte’s Greeley Neighborhood. It’s been the talk of the town – in a recent story by Wilson...

March 15, 2023

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