Groups File Legal Protests Targeting Oil and Gas Leasing on Federal Lands

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Groups File Legal Protests Targeting Oil and Gas Leasing on Federal Lands

By Dan Bacher, Daily Kos WASHINGTON— On April 15, the U.S. Department of Interior announced that it will resume oil and gas leasing on...

May 20, 2022

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EPA asked to rule on Montana’s change to nutrients standards

By Laura Lundquist, Courthouse News Service HELENA, Mont. (CN) — After leading the nation in setting effective water standards for...

May 11, 2022

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Bitcoin’s New Puzzle: How to Ditch Fossil Fuels and Go Green

By Amy Beth Hanson, AP News   HELENA, Mont. (AP) — For the past year a company that “mines” cryptocurrency had what seemed the...

April 21, 2022

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Fossil fuels v our future: young Montanans wage historic climate fight

By Ray Levy Uyeda, The Guardian The 16 plaintiffs who are suing Montana are: row one: Rikki, Lander, Lilian, Ruby; row two: Georgi, Badge,...

April 13, 2022

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State will appeal Black Butte mine decision

By Tom Kuglin, Helena Independent Record The Montana Department of Environmental Quality will appeal a recent decision that found the...

April 12, 2022

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Judge halts mine project that could affect iconic Smith River

By Darrell Ehrlick, Daily Montanan A district court judge has halted a proposed mine near the headwaters of the iconic Smith River after...

April 12, 2022

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Judge says MT DEQ unlawfully approved construction of Black Butte Copper Mine

By John Riley, KRTV HELENA — A judge has ruled that the Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) unlawfully approved the...

April 11, 2022

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Smith River one step closer to protections from Black Butte Copper Mine after court ruling

The following is a press release from the Montana Environmental Information Center: Meagher County, MT – Montana’s Smith River moves...

April 11, 2022

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NorthWestern Energy proposes monitoring fish, bolstering habitat along Madison River following dam malfunction

By Helena Dore, The Bozeman Daily Chronicle NorthWestern Energy plans to study the impacts of last year’s dam malfunction along the upper...

April 7, 2022

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NorthWestern Energy proposes mitigation plan following Madison River’s dewatering

By Brett French, Billings Gazette Following a gate failure at Hebgen Dam in December that dewatered the Madison River for 46 hours,...

April 6, 2022

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