Public Service Commission approves NorthWestern Energy rate hike

By Amanda Eggert, Montana Free Press Credit: Nora Saks / Montana Public Radio After at least 20 commenters urged the Public Service...

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Montana Public Service Commission votes to increase NorthWestern Energy rates

By Nicole Girten, Daily Montanan Montana Public Service Commission President James Brown speaks during a meeting on Oct. 25, 2023 (Photo by...

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Industrial lobbyists say Montana environmental laws too burdensome

By Tom Lutey, Billings Gazette As the public demands Montana regulators toe the line on climate change as a court recently ordered,...

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Conservation groups seek federal intervention in central Montana coal mine

By Amanda Eggert, Montana Free Press Photo via Northern Plains Resource Council. A coalition of conservation and environmental...

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MT seeks public input on environmental policy

By Mark Moran, Public News Service The Montana Department of Environmental Quality wants to know what people think the state’s next...

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Montana stakeholders react to proposed hardrock mining reforms on federal lands

By Kayla Desroches, Yellowstone Public Radio Paul-Alain Hunt / Unsplash The Interagency Working Group on Mining Laws, Regulations and...

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Public urges state to act on climate change

By Tom Lutey, Billings Gazette With two public meetings on climate change on the horizon, Montana regulators are already being urged to...

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Montana Environmental Information Center co-director reflects on the nonprofit’s 50th anniversary

By Amanda Eggert, Montana Free Press Consider the accolades heaped upon Montana by writers who’ve passed through for a spell or made...

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Gianforte Administration touts solar project in Dillon

By Keila Szpaller, Daily Montanan Gov. Greg Gianforte cuts ribbon on Apex Solar project in Dillon. (Image via Governor’s Office.)...

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Environmental groups push to clamp down on coal dust from trains

By Joanna Marsh, Yahoo Finance Sierra Club and other environmental groups want the Environmental Protection Agency to compel freight...

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