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Legislative Ideas Abound in Interim Policy Committees

by Ben Catton, Nick Fitzmaurice, and Shannon James This may not be a legislative year, but development of certain legislative concepts for...

March 17, 2026

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North Plains Connector Could Increase Access to Clean, Affordable, and Reliable Energy

by Nick Fitzmaurice We can’t decarbonize the energy system without improving the transmission backbone of the electric grid. The North...

March 15, 2026

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Trump Says Climate Change No Longer Matters

by Shannon James In February, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) revoked its own endangerment finding — the scientific and legal...

March 15, 2026

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NorthWestern Wants Customers to Pay for More of Colstrip — Whether We Need It or Not

by Anne Hedges On January 1, 2026, NorthWestern Energy acquired a whopping 592 megawatts (MW) of the Colstrip plant. This increased...

March 15, 2026

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Press Release: Groups Challenge Montana PSC Order That Shields Data Center Plans from Public View 

Public has right to know NorthWestern’s data center plans under state constitution  For Immediate Release: March 11, 2026  CONTACTS...

March 11, 2026

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Recording of Risks & Realities of Nuclear: Panel Discussion in Billings

As electricity demand surges, driven largely by AI and crypto data centers, a clean energy transition is more urgent than ever. Many point...

March 11, 2026

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Recording of Helena Panel Event: Protecting Montana from Data Centers Impacts

Montana is becoming a target for massive new AI and cryptocurrency data centers. These projects bring enormous new demands for electricity...

March 11, 2026

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EPA Terminates Its Duty to Protect Public Health from Colstrip Air Pollution

by Anne Hedges When Congress passed the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1970, it included a provision that required the U.S. Environmental...

March 11, 2026

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Lake Koocanusa: The Fight Continues

by Derf Johnson & Katy Spence Montanans continue to push back against efforts by international commodities trading firm Glencore to get...

March 11, 2026

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Hecla Moves Forward with Mining Proposal in Cabinets

by Ben Catton Montana is blessed with a globally rare ecosystem on public lands: Inland Temperate Rainforest. Despite being situated...

March 11, 2026

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