Down to Earth: March 2024

Click the icon at the bottom right to view the issue full screen. March 2024 Click here to download this issue as a PDF. The audio edition...

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Hecla says ‘bad actor’ lawsuit dismissed, coalition vows to keep fighting mine

By Keila Szpaller, Daily Montanan With the dismissal of a “bad actor” lawsuit following the retirement of former CEO Phillips Baker...

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DEQ’s approval of cyanide-based mining near Norris raises concerns

By Duncan Adams, Montana Standard Evidence abounds across Montana of the ruinous environmental legacy of cyanide-based open-pit mining....

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Press Release: Tribes, Conservation Groups Vow Continued Fight Against Irresponsible Mining After “Bad Actor” Retirement

Phillips Baker, Jr., retires from Hecla Mining Company leaving unreclaimed mining disasters behind   CONTACTS Shiloh Hernandez,...

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Montana SupCo hears youth climate-changing lawsuit appeal

By Laura Lundquist, Missoula Current After hearing final arguments, the Montana Supreme Court will decide whether recent state law can bar...

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Congress Moving in Wrong Direction with Passage of ADVANCE Act

by Nick Fitzmaurice In 1978, Montanans passed an initiative with the support of 65% of the voters to require a vote of the public to...

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Montana Supreme Court to hear oral arguments in climate change case Wednesday

By Blair Miller, Daily Montanan The Montana Supreme Court will hear oral arguments next Wednesday in the state’s appeal of a district...

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GOP LEGISLATORS QUESTION PSC PETITION TO CONSIDER CLIMATE COSTS

By Laura Lundquist, Missoula Current A legislative hearing on a citizens’ petition to get the Public Service Commission to consider the...

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Groups sue to force PSC to decide on climate-change rulemaking

By Laura Lundquist, Missoula Current For months, the Montana Public Service Commission has delayed a decision to modify rules regulating...

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Environmental groups seek court action over climate petition

By Ellis Juhlin, Montana Public Radio A coalition of nonprofits and businesses are asking a court to order state utility regulators to...

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