Montana Environmental Information Center

The groups want the utility company to pay for an ecological assessment on the Madison River, including an inventory of the brown trout population.

Former Gov. Brian Schweitzer lauded the group for having the foresight to put in place protections Montana has today.

In 2018, the Montana Department of Environmental Quality sought to prevent Hecla Mining from getting future mining permits, citing CEO Phillips Baker Jr.’s past work as a vice-president of Pegasus Gold. Pegasus abandoned mines near the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation in the ‘90s and cost state taxpayers over $35 million to clean up.

A bill moving through the Montana Legislature would allow property owners to claim compensation from the state if they incur losses due to state…

The company that operates the Colstrip coal fired power plant is proposing to partially excavate waste ponds that have been contaminating groundwater for decades.

A coal mining company that works in Montana filed a request in May for a judicial review of a recently changed rule for power plant air emissions...

State regulators Wednesday will start considering whether Montana’s largest electric utility should be able to pass costs on to customers for money it...

A federal judge in Montana heard arguments May 13 in a case where environmental advocacy groups say coal leasing under the Trump Administration breaks...

A federal judge ruled in favor of environmental groups May 01 when he stopped thousands of acres worth of oil and gas lease sales in Montana. Judge...

The Montana Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday over how the Public Service Commission should set the rates NorthWestern Energy has to pay for power…