Cold snap fuels Montana’s coal power debate

By Eric Dietrich and Amanda Eggert, Montana Free Press The record-breaking cold snap Montana saw this month brought days of below-zero...

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Nick Fitzmaurice: Poor Planning Puts NorthWestern’s Reliability at Risk

By Nick Fitzmaurice, Missoula Current This weekend, the Northwest faced extremely cold temperatures, a reminder that winter is well...

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NorthWestern touts coal, natural gas, in meeting record energy demand

By Keila Szpaller, Daily Montanan Last week, wind contributed more to power generation than coal for about 30 hours on the grid...

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DEQ work group to assess state environmental law

By Laura Lundquist, Missoula Current Photo by Laura Lundquist, Missoula Current The state of Montana is continuing to probe Montana’s...

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DEQ to strike mentions of 30-day public comment periods

By Tom Lutey, Billings Gazette Photo by Larry Mayer, Billings Gazette. Signs encourage residents to contact the Montana Department of...

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Anne Hedges: NorthWestern Energy tops this year’s naughty list

By Anne Hedges, Billings Gazette Skyrocketing property taxes, elimination of constitutional rights, defunding public education, massive...

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Guest opinion: Yellowstone County Generating Station process undermines community and youth voices

By Elaina Lamphere, Soren Cunning, and Odessa Ward, Billings Gazette Two weeks ago, the youth plaintiffs in the landmark climate change...

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Clean energy gains momentum in Montana

By Max Savage Levenson, Big Sky Chat House When it comes to making sense of the future of energy in Montana, Derf Johnson knows the lay of...

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Montana supreme court sends coal mine permit back to environmental review board

By Kayla Desroches, Yellowstone Public Radio Kayla Desroches / Yellowstone Public Radio. Westmoreland sign is pictured in front of blue...

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Press Release: Montana Supreme Court Rules Department of Environmental Quality Failed to Protect Water Near Rosebud Coal Mine

Victory — Court order vacates expansion of Rosebud’s Area B mining permit   CONTACTS Shiloh Hernandez, Earthjustice, (406)...

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