The Legislative “Off-Season:” Interim Committee Update

by Nick Fitzmaurice, Derf Johnson, & Anne Hedges The legislative interim committees are in full swing as they tackle studies and start...

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DEQ Climate Planning Falls Short

by Nick Fitzmaurice The Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) received a federal planning grant this fall of $3 million as the...

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How Short-Term Rentals Can Drive Sprawl

by Ann Schwend Montana is suffering from an acute housing supply-and-demand imbalance that is driving up home prices and pricing out many...

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Moving Forward Without Nuclear Energy

by Nick Fitzmaurice Nick Fitzmaurice speaks to a group in Bozeman about the failed promises of “next-gen” nuclear generation. Photo by...

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Welcome, Shannon James!

Hello! I’m thrilled to be joining the team as MEIC’s Climate and Campaigns Organizer. My roots in Montana cultivated a profound...

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Hope Springs Early and Often

by Cari Kimball As Montana enters something resembling spring, I’m feeling energized by the lengthening daylight hours and looking...

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Montana land proposed for solar power

By Mark Moran, Public News Service The Bureau of Land Management has proposed expanding the public land available for solar power...

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Montana Public Service Commission: NorthWestern ‘undermining’ regulators

By Keila Szpaller, Daily Montanan NorthWestern Energy is undermining the Montana Public Service Commission’s statutory obligation to...

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Court says PSC, NorthWestern Energy, violated renewable energy law

By Tom Lutey, Billings Gazette Montana utility regulators and NorthWestern Energy failed to follow state law requiring the development of...

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Press Release: Montana Supreme Court Again Rebukes NorthWestern Energy on Clean Energy Projects

Victory — Court requires utility to pay fine for failing to invest in community renewable projects   CONTACTS Perry Wheeler,...

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