Montana Environmental Information Center

Two coal mining laws from the 2023 legislative session have been placed on hold by a judge pending federal review.

A Lewis and Clark County District Court has ordered the Gianforte Administration to release all records in an ongoing case under Montana’s “bad actor” mining law.

The country’s first constitutional climate trial, taking place in Helena, has reached its halfway point. Youth plaintiffs in Held v. Montana are suing the state over its energy policies, claiming they violate the kids’ state constitutional right to a clean and healthful environment by worsening global warming.

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...