By Madison Hebner In this and future issues of Down to Earth, we’ll be featuring pieces from all of our board members so you can get to...
June 5, 2022
By Derf Johnson After almost a decade of advocacy by our members, supporters, and partners, we’ve achieved an incredibly important...
By Anne Hedges Your quiz for today: What happens when government agencies inflate the benefits of a huge coal mine expansion but ignore the...
There is no denying that the Montana Legislature, the governor, and State government entities such as the Public Service Commission are...
By Anne Hedges Construction crews at the site of the proposed Yellowstone County Generating Station. Photo by Carah Ronan. The news from...
By Derf Johnson The gridlock that’s stalled virtually every attempt at Congressional reform of the 1872 General Mining Act has not gone...
By Derf Johnson Dust from a blast at Montana Resources’ open-pit mine in 2018. Photo by Megan Thompson. More than anything, Butte is...
By Anne Hedges The Colstrip power plant is an environmental and legal mess. As if the leaking ash ponds weren’t enough of a disaster, the...
By Katy Spence In the 2021 Legislature, which was full of nasty bills, some Helena valley residents had personal connections with two...
By Derf Johnson Our rivers don’t stop at the state line. The water cycle is an intricately connected, complex system that all life is...