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Montana OKs mail-in ballot initiative signatures
Previously, voters had to take their signed ballot petition to a notary public for verification.
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Court vacates 287 oil and gas leases in Montana over BLM failure to assess for groundwater and climate impacts
U.S. District Court Judge Brian Morris, of Great Falls, found the BLM leases violated the National Environmental Policy Act.
Candidates for governor — minus Gianforte — address agriculture via internet
The candidates faced similar questions about agricultural and rural issues, and expressed broad agreement, with a few notable exceptions.
Court blocks Keystone XL water crossings
On Thursday, Judge Brian Morris heard arguments in additional lawsuits seeking to halt pipeline construction.
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NorthWestern: Colstrip operator Talen also wants a stake in Unit 4
“The benefits for NorthWestern Energy and its customers are still very compelling,” the company said.
Governor OKs Keystone XL construction despite coronavirus threat
“TC Energy holds a tremendous responsibility to appropriately manage or eliminate this risk,” said Bullock spokesperson Marissa Perry.
Coronavirus and price war batter Montana’s oil industry
“It’s kind of almost a perfect storm between what’s happening in the economy because of the coronavirus and how production numbers have climbed.”
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Anti-pipeline activists return to court to stop Keystone XL — again
Roughly 30 protesters rallied against the pipeline, garnering honks of solidarity and engines revved in counterprotest.
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Four issues to track as lawmakers gather for Legislative Week
The event is billed, in part, as an opportunity to explore whether Montana would be better served by annual sessions.
A look back at the top MTFP stories of 2019
From the 66th Montana Legislature to the 2020 elections, it’s been a news-filled year.
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NorthWestern says it’s running short on power. Climate activists say we’re running out of time.
The utility’s new 20-year energy plan catches the Public Service Commission in the crossfire.
NorthWestern announces plan to acquire majority stake in Colstrip Unit 4
The company also pledged to reduce the ‘carbon intensity’ of its generating portfolio to 90 percent below 2010 levels by 2045. Critics are skeptical.
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Presenting at Red Pill Expo, Montana utility commissioner urges attendees to take their ideas mainstream
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.”
Environmental groups file federal lawsuit against Rosebud Coal Mine expansion
The Western Environmental Law Center filing argues that the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement violated the National Environmental Policy Act in approving the expansion earlier this year.
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Navajo Nation withdraws bond backing for Spring Creek Mine
The Navajo Nation announced Tuesday that it will not provide financial bond backing for a tribal-owned company’s recent purchase of Montana’s Spring Creek coal mine and two other mines in Wyoming.
U.S. House candidate Matt Rains
Rains says he’s running to help ensure that farming and ranching remain viable for future generations of Montanans: “We have to find a way to make sure that ranchers and farmers can prosper on the ranch, otherwise rural Montana’s going to just vanish.”
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