‘We’ve reached a historic compromise on a century-old dispute that protects the water rights of all Montanans,’ Daines said Thursday.
Energy
NorthWestern says it’s running short on power. Climate activists say we’re running out of time.
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The utility’s new 20-year energy plan catches the Public Service Commission in the crossfire.
CSKT Water Compact
Daines and Tester co-sponsor CSKT water rights settlement
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Montana Water Rights Protection Act would settle more than a century of disputes.
National Bison Range
Daines bill would return National Bison Range to Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes
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While the exact language of the bill has not yet been made public, a draft obtained by Montana Free Press reverses a 111-year-old act of Congress that took the lands comprising the Bison Range from the tribes.
NorthWestern Energy
NorthWestern announces plan to acquire majority stake in Colstrip Unit 4
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The company also pledged to reduce the ‘carbon intensity’ of its generating portfolio to 90 percent below 2010 levels by 2045. Critics are skeptical.
MT Lowdown Podcast
Episode 48 — Secretary of State candidate Forrest Mandeville
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The Republican representative from Columbus has served three terms in the Montana House, and as chair of the State Administration Committee the past two terms.
grizzly bears
Grizzly Bear Advisory Council struggles with ‘herculean’ challenge in Missoula
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Bullock created the council with an executive order last July to secure citizen input on a statewide direction for grizzly management.
CSKT Water Compact
Trump administration signals support for CSKT water compact
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Montana DNRC director calls Interior chief’s support for compact “historic.”
Public Service Commission
Presenting at Red Pill Expo, Montana utility commissioner urges attendees to take their ideas mainstream
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Montana utility commissioner Randy Pinocci took the stage at a right-wing conference in Mesquite, Nevada, Nov. 9, capping a two-day event where speakers railed against sustainable development, touted alarmist theories about childhood vaccinations, and argued that Americans need to “take our country back.”