Power struggle: Debate over data center electricity usage, oversight in Montana

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Power struggle: Debate over data center electricity usage, oversight in Montana

By David Erickson, Missoulian The debate over data centers, which are coming into Montana and requesting to buy enormous amounts of...

April 2, 2025

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Webinar Recording: MEIC Weekly Legislative Update, March 27, 2025

Chaos continues at the Capitol. This week, we give a status update on our highest priorities bills, including the undermining of our...

March 31, 2025

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Webinar Recording: MEIC Weekly Legislative Update, March 20, 2025

The Legislative Session is back in full swing. In this week’s update, we discuss the latest developments, including a number of...

March 31, 2025

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NorthWestern Energy’s Quest to Raise Rates (Again)

By Nick Fitzmaurice Last summer, NorthWestern Energy requested permission from the Public Service Commission (PSC) to once again...

March 30, 2025

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From a Board Member: Steve Martinez

By Steve Martinez I’m new to the board of MEIC. In October, I joined the board and staff at a retreat in Anaconda, and it could not have...

March 30, 2025

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Montana Supreme Court Issues Victories for the Climate

By Anne Hedges “The world is experiencing a fast rise in temperature that is unprecedented in the geologic record, with the average...

March 30, 2025

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Junque Files: A Victory for Transparency in the Legislative Process

By Derf Johnson Montanans have one of the strongest — if not the strongest — right-to-know provisions in the country, which is...

March 30, 2025

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Trump Round 2: Rolling Back Public Health and Environmental Protections

By Katy Spence On March 12, Pres. Donald Trump’s new Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administrator Lee Zeldin proposed a giant step...

March 30, 2025

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Smith River Mine: A Difficult Loss at the Montana Supreme Court

By Katy Spence In early January, the Montana Supreme Court upheld the water-use permit granted by the Department of Natural Resources and...

March 30, 2025

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Legislative Overview: It’s Kind of Gruesome

By Anne Hedges This session is a doozy. The Senate began with a power struggle that continues to this day. National politics emboldened...

March 30, 2025

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