Montana failed to consider pollution from new power plant, but …
Jan 3, 2025 · In a years-long fight to stop a power plant near Laurel from releasing the pollution equivalent of 167,000 cars per year, the Montana Supreme Court decided unanimously that both the state’s Department of Environmental Quality as well as NorthWestern Energy had skirted the state’s environmental law by refusing to acknowledge or take action on the greenhouse gases released by the power plant.
Three large wildfires burning in Montana as weather stubbornly …
Jul 16, 2024 · As of Tuesday, three large active fires in Montana had spread across more than 46,000 acres, or a combined area of more than 70 square miles. The three fires — Deadman (which includes four different fires), Horse Gulch, and Miller Peak, also span the state as forecasters call for very high temperatures coupled with wind — dangerous fire conditions that may continue into next week.
Lawsuit asks court to stop Montana Legislative Services from …
Oct 30, 2024 · Documents related to drafting bills can’t be kept secret from the public, and a new policy that creates a barrier to the information interferes with the “right to know” protected in the Montana Constitution, a new lawsuit alleges.
Fifth wolf killed in unit north of Yellowstone National Park despite ...
Nov 11, 2024 · A fifth wolf was found to have been shot and killed in Wolf Management Unit 313 earlier this month, the unit just north of Yellowstone National Park where the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission had put a quota of three wolves in place for this season, in part to keep from further disrupting packs from the national park.. Last Tuesday, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks said that the fifth wolf ...
Study says undocumented immigrants paid almost $100 billion in …
Sep 15, 2024 · Casey Quinlan was an economy reporter for States Newsroom, based in Washington, D.C. For the past decade, they have reported on national politics and state politics, LGBTQ rights, abortion access, labor issues, education, Supreme Court news and more for publications including The American Independent, ThinkProgress, New Republic, Rewire News, SCOTUSblog, In These Times and Vox.
Montana Supreme Court orders judge to review Gianforte's bill …
Jan 2, 2025 · The Montana Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that Gov. Greg Gianforte may have legitimate legal reasons to withhold documents that could shed light about which legislation he supports or opposes, but that he can’t refuse to turn those over without having a district court judge review them.
Committee finalizing report on proposals to expand Montana’s …
Aug 28, 2024 · A week after confirming the Montana Department of Corrections had quietly amended its contract with private prison company CoreCivic to send another 120 state prisoners to Arizona, Director Brian Gootkin told the legislative committee in charge of addressing the state’s prison capacity Tuesday that he would be happy with any plan under consideration so long as it expands prison capacity.
Gov. Gianforte, statewide elected officials take oaths of office …
Jan 6, 2025 · Against a backdrop of freshly fallen snow and the words of Toby Keith’s “Made in America,” Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte descended the steps of the state capitol, hand in hand with his wife, Susan, to take the oath of office for his second term on Monday. Along with the other statewide elected ...
Wild Montana: How, when and where it went wrong
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Dillon man sentenced to 2 years in prison for role in Jan. 6 U.S ...
A Dillon man was sentenced Thursday to two years in federal prison for his role in breaching the U.S. Capitol building on Jan. 6, 2021, following his conviction on one felony and four misdemeanor counts earlier this year.. Henry Phillip “Hank” Muntzer, 55, will have to serve a year of supervised release and pay $2,000 in restitution in addition to …