News Release: Water-use permit for the Black Butte Copper Mine upheld by the Montana Supreme Court

For Immediate Release: Jan. 2, 2025 Media Contacts:  Bonnie Gestring, Earthworks, bgestring@earthworks.org, 406-546-8386 David Brooks,...

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Viewpoint: State officials refuse to address climate change

By Anne Hedges, Missoula Current If the role of elected officials is to serve the people, Montana officials have missed the memo. Instead,...

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NorthWestern electric rates to drop temporarily, Montana Public Service Commission orders

By Keila Szpaller, Daily Montanan Residential customers of NorthWestern Energy will be paying less on their monthly electric bills for now...

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EDF, Allies Urge D.C. Circuit to Uphold Strengthened Mercury and Air Toxics Standards

(Washington, D.C. – November 20, 2024) EPA’s strengthened Mercury and Air Toxics Standards are achievable, affordable, legally sound,...

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Lawsuit filed to again open details of draft bills to the public

By Tom Lutey, Montana Free Press The lawsuit would stop Montana’s Legislature from concealing communications between lawmakers, lobbyists...

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Lawsuit asks court to stop Montana Legislative Services from keeping bill draft documents secret

By Keila Szpaller, Daily Montanan Documents related to drafting bills can’t be kept secret from the public, and a new policy that creates...

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Press Release: Montanans Challenge Legislature’s New Policy to Conceal Documents

CONTACTS Rylee Sommers-Flanagan, Upper Seven Law, 406-396-3373, rylee@uppersevenlaw.com Derf Johnson, Montana Environmental Information...

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Conservationists seek to defend basic federal oil and gas fiscal reforms from industry complaint 

For immediate release: October 8, 2024 Contacts: Ally Beasley, Western Environmental Law Center, 575-751-0351, beasley@westernlaw.org...

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Legislators should protect customers from NorthWestern Energy rate increases, Montanans say

By Keila Szpaller, Daily Montanan Montana Consumer Counsel should advocate for customers, against monopoly, members of the public said...

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Conservation groups question Montana DEQ’s proposed water quality assessment methods

By Ellis Juhlin, Montana Public Radio Ammonia and dissolved oxygen at certain amounts in water can be toxic to aquatic life. That’s...

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