Group claims the Montana Public Service Commission is slow-walking a petition that would require the utility regulator to consider climate change in its decisions.
With an eye on clean electricity, Missoula County last week signed an agreement with a law firm to navigate the final steps of crafting a Green Power Program before taking the proposal to the Montana Public Service Commission for final approval.
Residents write, "Gianforte’s systematic evisceration of FWP, disregard for resident hunters and anglers, and giveaways to outfitters and non-resident landowners are widely recognized, but they are not unique."
The analysis by the North American Electric Reliability Corporation painted a rosier picture than last year’s report, in part because of a surge in solar power development.
As the year marches on, the City of Missoula will sharpen its Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Plan, which could find its way into code reform and how the city prepares for changes in transportation and technology.
Grizzly bear advocates claim the federals government has fallen short on its obligation to protect federally protected wildlife from black bear baiting in Idaho and Wyoming.
Three members of a Grizzly Bear Coalition on Wednesday delivered a petition containing more than 100,000 signatures to Deb Haaland, Secretary of the Department of the Interior.
A coalition of environmental organizations opposed to mining in the Smith River watershed delivered a petition signed by about 10,000 people to the U.S. Forest Service urging it to withdraw mineral leases granted to a mining company.