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...

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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,...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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,...

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Anne Hedges: Gunderson’s opencut law leaves neighbors in the dust

By Anne Hedges, Montana Standard I read the story on the proposed Fire opencut mine near Libby with great interest and frustration. Libby...

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Derf Johnson, Scott Bosse, David Brooks: Why we don’t want a mine on the Smith: an open letter to Rob Scargill

By Derf Johnson, Scott Bosse and David Brooks, Billings Gazette Something doesn’t sit right with an Australian CEO living in Canada...

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