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Western Energy Markets Advance

by Nick Fitzmaurice  Electric transmission is the physical infrastructure that allows clean energy infrastructure to connect to the grid...

December 15, 2025

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Not Even the Dept. of Interior Can Revive the Coal Industry

by Anne Hedges A funny thing happened on the way to Pres. Donald Trump’s deregulation of the coal industry. Coal companies across Montana...

December 15, 2025

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Jan and Harold Hoem Honored as MEIC’s Conservationists of the Year

by Katy Spence On his 88th birthday, Harold Hoem gave public comments at a virtual Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) hearing about the...

December 15, 2025

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From the Executive Director: Partnerships Are A Winning Strategy

by Anne Hedges 2025 was a tough year. Staffing changes in January left me holding the reins of MEIC as the legislative session kicked into...

December 15, 2025

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NorthWestern request to tap customer credit ‘unprecedented,’ watchdog says

By Keila Szpaller, Daily Montanan NorthWestern Energy continues to treat oversight by the Montana Public Service Commission and engagement...

December 9, 2025

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NorthWestern Energy goes to regulators with plans for larger ownership share in Colstrip plant

By Jonathon Ambarian, KTVH HELENA — At the end of the year, NorthWestern Energy is set to take over majority ownership of the Colstrip...

December 9, 2025

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A Montana Utility’s Coal Addiction Costs Ratepayers Millions

By Nick Engelfried, Sierra Club Since the 1970s, a coal-burning power plant called Colstrip has towered over Southeast Montana. At one...

December 5, 2025

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NorthWestern says PSC can’t regulate new Colstrip shares

By Keila Szpaller, Daily Montanan Anne Hedges, head of the Montana Environmental Information Center and one of NorthWestern’s outspoken...

November 25, 2025

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Montanans ask PSC to rein in data-center energy agreements

By Laura Lundquist, Missoula Current As tech startups are rushing to build large data centers across the nation, some Montana organizations...

November 19, 2025

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Press Release: Groups File Complaint to Stop NorthWestern Energy from Shifting Data Center Costs to Residential Customers

New Montana data centers could deepen state’s reliance on expensive fossil fuels to meet large load requirements   FOR IMMEDIATE...

November 18, 2025

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