MT: Energy Policy
IRA funds clean energy jobs in Montana, critics skeptical of cost
Environmental advocates are heralding added jobs and ecosystem protections funded through the Inflation Reduction Act, which just marked its two-year …
Headwaters tech hub brings $41 million to MT
Montana has been granted $41 million to create a training and education program for new jobs in the high-tech sector. The Headwaters Hub is part of …
MT groups fight to preserve new BLM oil and gas rule
Montana groups are working to save a new Bureau of Land Management rule about oil and gas leasing on public lands. They have hand-delivered a …
Rural MT emissions up in the air
While only 18% of Americans live in rural areas, they produce more than a third of the nation's emissions. Nearly half of Montana's population is …
New oil and gas mining rules benefit wilderness, rankle companies
The Bureau of Land Management has released a pair of rules that will change how the agency manages 245 million acres of public land. The rules …
Montana land proposed for solar power
The Bureau of Land Management has proposed expanding the public land available for solar power production in 11 states, including Montana. The BLM's …
MT part of $1 billion hydrogen hub
The Biden administration has announced investments in a hydrogen hub to produce energy in the Northwest, including in Montana. Clean-energy …
Montana's Youth-Led Climate Case Could Set Precedent
Now in its fifth day, 16 kids are participating in a court trial with a lawsuit accusing Montana state agencies and the governor of compromising the …
Montana Rolls Back Environmental Protections
Montana's environmental advocates are criticizing Gov. Greg Gianforte for signing a bill they said will allow the state to ignore the impacts of …
Biochar's Rise on Farms Could Help Capture More Carbon
By Lisa Held for Civil Eats. Broadcast version by Eric Tegethoff for Big Sky Connection, reporting for Civil Eats/Solutions Journalism/Public News …
Tribes Say BC Mine Waste Threatens Water, Way of Life
Tribal representatives from across the Northwest are flying into Washington, D.C. this week to discuss how mine waste in British Columbia is …
BLM Methane Flaring Limit Could Go Further, Group Says
The Biden administration has proposed a rule to limit methane flaring from oil and gas development on public lands. The rule would impose royalty …