From the ED: A Solar-Powered Marathon

by Anne Hedges  Every day can feel like a sprint filled with a constant bombardment of chaos, deregulation, cruelty and autocratic...

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Montana PSC, NorthWestern Energy Clash Over Large-Load Customer Rules

By Ayla Burnett, ClearingUp News Data The Montana Public Service Commission (MPSC) on Sept. 3 sent a letter to NorthWestern Energy...

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Montana DEQ Denies Petition to Loosen Lake Koocanusa Selenium Standard

By Tristan Scott, Flathead Beacon The Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has denied a petition by the board of commissioners...

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Climate petition denied by Montana Public Service Commission

By Keila Szpaller, Daily Montanan In a decision that drew immediate pushback, the Montana Public Service Commission voted unanimously...

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2025 Board of Directors Election

It is once again time to vote for MEIC’s board members. Only MEIC members can vote in the MEIC board election. MEIC members are those...

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Rosebud Mine expansion approved in Montana, sparking environmental debate

By Bowen West, NBC Montana The Department of the Interior has approved a major expansion of the Rosebud Mine in Rosebud and Treasure...

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Trump expands Montana mine to feed high-emission power plants

By Hannah Northey, E&E News The Rosebud coal mine near Colstrip is at the center of a long legal battle over air pollution and...

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Press Release: Montana DEQ releases sparse environmental assessment for NorthWestern Energy’s methane gas plant

DEQ’s court-order analysis includes one sentence about climate impacts of fossil fuel plant FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Aug. 4, 2025 MEDIA...

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NorthWestern wants to supply new AI data center with enough electricity for 800K homes

By David Erickson, Missoulian Late Tuesday night, NorthWestern Energy announced it has signed a letter of intent to supply as much as 1,000...

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Montana Congressional delegation’s public lands bait-and-switch

By Anne Hedges, Daily Montanan You can’t take your bird dog hunting on lands being mined or filled with oil rigs, even if they are...

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