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Things YOU Can Do This Week – Week of 4/26/21

The end of the session is nigh, and last week was a veritable roller coaster. We joyously said goodbye to SB 379, only to have...

April 26, 2021

Bill by Colstrip Republican directs state attorney general to investigate Montana environmental organizations

By Laura Lundquist, Missoula Current A Colstrip Republican who slipped an amendment into an unrelated bill to revive a potential...

April 24, 2021

Montana Legislator Introduces Bill to Legally Target Environmentalists After Coal Bailout Fails

By Brian Kahn, Earther Gizmodo A fight is brewing in Montana over legislation that, if passed, would compel the state’s attorney general...

April 23, 2021

GOP lawmakers put brakes on controversial energy bill

By Amanda Eggert, Montana Free Press Senate Bill 379, which would have greased the wheels for more Colstrip investment by NorthWestern...

April 22, 2021

Colstrip bill reminds many of Montana’s energy deregulation debacle

By Keila Szpaller, Daily Montana & Missoula Current (Daily Montanan) It’s no wonder that people talk about the 1997 energy...

April 20, 2021

Haaland kicks off tenure focusing on climate and environmental injustice

By Amanda Eggert, High Country News This story was originally published by the Montana Free Press and is republished here by permission....

April 20, 2021

Diverse Coalition of 21 Moves to Defend Biden Administration’s Oil, Gas Leasing Pause

Motion backs the Biden administration’s legality in pausing federal onshore, offshore leasing CONTACTS Maggie Caldwell, (347)...

April 19, 2021

Coalition Moves to Defend Biden Administration’s Oil, Gas Leasing Pause

For Immediate Release, April 19, 2021 Contact: Maggie Caldwell, Earthjustice, (347) 527-6397, mcaldwell@earthjustice.orgKyle Tisdel,...

April 19, 2021

Things YOU Can Do This Week – Week of 4/19/21

We’re flying high after a series of victories last week, including the defeat of the terrible takings bill — SB 260....

April 19, 2021

Legal strategy damaged Hecla permit bid

By Rob Chaney, Missoulian Breaking a permitting process into small steps backfired for Hecla Mining Company last week, when a federal judge...

April 16, 2021