Battle Over Mont. Transmission Line Stymies Wind Development

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Battle Over Mont. Transmission Line Stymies Wind Development

BOULDER, Mont. — Marie Garrison says her family has done its part to support electricity development in rural Montana. Garrison, a...

August 24, 2011

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Oil Spill In The Yellowstone River

When it comes to nature and America, you don’t get bigger names than Yellowstone. Friday night, near Billings, Montana, an Exxon-Mobil...

July 6, 2011

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Schweitzer lets Montana Environmental Policy Act overhaul become law

May 12, 2011 HELENA — Gov. Brian Schweitzer on Thursday let a controversial bill become law despite warnings from critics saying it...

May 12, 2011

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Schweitzer Veto’s Cyanide Mining Bill

April 13, 2011 HELENA — In vintage political theater in front of Montana’s Capitol, Gov. Brian Schweitzer wielded three red-hot...

April 13, 2011

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Natural Disaster: Republican legislators wage war on Montana’s environmental laws

February 17, 2011 Anne Hedges has lobbied the Montana Legislature on behalf of the Montana Environmental Information Center (MEIC) since...

February 17, 2011

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‘Clean and healthful’ provision under review by Montana lawmakers

January 26, 2011 HELENA —Legislative supporters of extractive and other industries want to ask voters to change the Montana...

January 26, 2011

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Climate Change – BLM blows hot air

Last week, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) lifted suspensions on 45 oil and gas leases in Montana after concluding that oil field...

January 6, 2011

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98 businesses, nonprofits to offer job suggestions to Legislature

HELENA – Nearly 100 employers from across the state will be telling legislators at four hearings Saturday what changes they think are...

January 5, 2011

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Can Legislators Jumpstart Our Economy?

Montana’s 62nd Legislature, commencing this week, has more lawmakers from Northwest Montana in leadership positions than any session in...

January 4, 2011

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Panel OKs increasing renewable energy mandates

A panel of state lawmakers has endorsed drafting a bill to increase the amount of renewable energy that Montana electric utilities must...

July 31, 2010

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