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...

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Down to Earth – March 2011

Click on the link below to download the March 2011 issue of Down to Earth. In this Issue: Legislative session summary Mid-session review of...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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High court says rezoning for Great Falls power plant was illegal

From John Arnold, A closely divided Montana Supreme Court on Friday ruled that Cascade County in 2008 illegally rezoned 668 acres of land...

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Northern Plains, Wildlife Federation sue over leasing of Otter Creek coal tracts

The fight over the state leasing the Otter Creek coal tracts in southeastern Montana moved into court with lawsuits by four environmental ....

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