Montana’s Energy Transition: Part 3 Demand Side Management

By Nick Fitzmaurice Previous issues of Down to Earth have explored the concept of the energy transition, which entails decarbonizing local...

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When Will the PSC Start Caring About Reliability and Affordability?

By Anne Hedges When Public Service Commissioners run for office, they always promise to ensure that Montana’s energy system will be...

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Coal Train Pollution Subject of EPA Meeting

By Derf Johnson Anyone who’s stood next to train tracks in Montana or floated under a railroad bridge knows that coal trains pollute....

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Exxon Shakes Down Taxpayers with SE Montana Carbon Sequestration Project

By Nick Fitzmaurice Since issuing its geologic carbon storage policy for public lands in 2022, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has only...

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EPA Strengthens Vehicle Pollution Standard

By Nick Fitzmaurice The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) new vehicle pollution standard was one of many federal rules finalized...

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The PSC is Not Above the Law When it Comes to Climate

By Nick Fitzmaurice MEIC continues to bring its concerns regarding climate change to the doorstep of the Montana Public Service Commission...

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MEPA Stakeholder Group Wraps Up: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

By Derf Johnson Held v. State of Montana made some waves across not just Montana, but the world. In the ruling, a Montana District Court...

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Welcome, Laura!

With a strong desire to protect Montana’s character, treasured landscapes, and diverse communities, I join MEIC as the Sustainable...

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PSC Overrides Staff and Public In Review of NorthWestern’s IRP

By Nick Fitzmaurice Last fall, nearly 500 people showed up at the Montana Public Service Commission (PSC) to tell the elected Commissioners...

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Montana Attorney General Denies Access to Public Records and Sides with Foreign Mining Company

By Derf Johnson Industrial totalitarianism is an unfortunate, central part of Montana’s state history. Mining companies, railroads, and...

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