Down to Earth: June 2025

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Down to Earth: June 2025

Click the icon at the bottom right to view the issue full screen. June 2025 The audio edition of this episode is in the works....

June 26, 2025

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For massive Great Falls data center proposal, energy supply is crucial to push project forward

By Matt Hudson, Montana Free Press Montana has about 540,000 housing units, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. A proposed data center in...

June 24, 2025

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NorthWestern Energy announces another rate increase

By Keila Szpaller, Daily Montanan NorthWestern Energy’s electric customers could get a double whammy this summer. On May 30, NorthWestern...

June 6, 2025

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Federal government OK’s expansion of Bull Mountains coal mine

By Tom Lutey, Montana Free Press Citing a “national energy emergency,” the federal government gave a green light Friday to a...

June 6, 2025

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From a Board Member: Jim Sayer

by Jim Sayer Greetings from spring-bedazzled Missoula … and thank you for being a part of this essential organization! As a 20-year MEIC...

June 5, 2025

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Price Tag for Laurel Gas Plant Remains Primary Issue in Rate Case

by Nick Fitzmaurice In July 2024, NorthWestern Energy filed a rate increase application with the Public Service Commission (PSC). The...

June 5, 2025

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DEQ Gets an “F” in Environmental Analysis for NorthWestern’s Gas Plant

by Anne Hedges Just when you think the Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) cannot get any worse, it does. The Montana Supreme...

June 5, 2025

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Montanore Mine Receives FAST-41 Designation

by Derf Johnson Earlier this year, the U.S. Forest Service released its draft environmental assessment (EA) for the proposed Montanore...

June 5, 2025

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Trump and Congress Try to Revive Dying Coal Industry

by Anne Hedges As the saying goes, “the Stone Age didn’t end because we ran out of stones,” and neither are we moving away from coal...

June 5, 2025

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Coal Mining, Signal Peak Making Moves at the Congressional Level

by Derf Johnson The Trump Administration and the new U.S. Senate and House majorities have made no secret of their disdain for...

June 5, 2025

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