Hebgen Lake businesses join outcry over NorthWestern Energy dam management

By Brett French, The Missoulian Business owners have filed a protest with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission criticizing...

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Organizations Request Investigation of NorthWestern Energy’s Permit Violations

Citizens Complaint Filed With Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Overseeing Hebgen Dam Safety and Operations FOR IMMEDIATE...

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Billings -area groups among Ping Foundation grant recipients

By Billings Gazette   Thirteen nonprofit organizations, most of them in Montana, were recently awarded grants totaling $100,000 from...

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Records Sought on Climate Failure of Biden Oil, Gas Review

For Immediate Release: December 2, 2021 Contact: Taylor McKinnon, Center for Biological Diversity, (801) 300-2414,...

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Conservation Organizations Call on Gov. Gianforte to Hold NorthWestern Energy Accountable for Madison River Disaster

Malfunction left the Upper Madison River with significantly diminished flows, causing fish die-offs during a critical spawning time....

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Tribes, Conservation Groups File Legal Action To Compel Montana DEQ to Enforce “Bad Actor” Law Against Hecla Mining Executive

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 10, 2021 Contacts: Andrew Werk Jr., President, Fort Belknap Indian Community, (406) 390-2650,...

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In a Victory for Clean Water in Montana, Judge Rules that Montana DEQ Failed to Protect Water Near Rosebud Coal Mine 

For Immediate Release: October 28, 2021 For more information, please contact:  Shiloh Hernandez, Earthjustice, (406) 586-9699,...

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Conservation Groups Challenge State’s Approval of NorthWestern’s Gas Plant

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 21, 2021 CONTACTS: Amanda D. Galvan | Earthjustice | 406.586.9699 | agalvan@earthjustice.org Anne Hedges |...

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Montana opinion: State’s retreat from ‘bad actor’ enforcement is outrageous

By The Montana Standard As is often pointed out, elections have consequences, and the environmental consequences of Gov. Greg Gianforte’s...

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State removes roadblock to northwest Montana mines

By Justin Franz, Montana Free Press The Montana Department of Environmental Quality has asked a district court judge to dismiss a case that...

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