By: Keila Szpaller, Daily Montanan
The Montana Public Service Commission needs to take up a stalled petition that calls on regulators to account for climate change, said a group of more than 40 organizations and businesses.
Eva Molina speaks on behalf of Gallatin
Valley Sunrise at the PSC petition hearing in February. Photos by Floating Leaf Studios.
In a recent letter, the groups said they are still waiting for the Public Service Commission to take up their motion to reconsider its Sept. 2, 2025, decision against declaring the state Constitution requires it to consider the adverse impacts of climate change in its work.
The groups include Families for a Livable Climate, the Montana Environmental Information Center, Big Sky Resort, Upper Missouri Waterkeeper, and others. They are represented by Earthjustice and Western Environmental Law Center.
The April 16 letter said the Public Service Commission typically has 20 days to rule on a motion for reconsideration. It said on Oct. 1, 2025, the commission postponed reconsideration, but without demonstrating “good cause,” as required by law.
