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Down to Earth: March 2026
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MEIC’s Nick Fitzmaurice Explains How NorthWestern Energy Keeps Getting Away with Raising Montana Customer’s Rates
Don’t be fooled by NorthWestern Energy and the PSC’s spin on the latest rate increase to Montanan’s energy bills. In November 2025, the Montana Public Service Commission (PSC) announced it denied $43 million in rate increases to NorthWestern Energy “to the benefit of Montana customers.” So why are Montana customers still paying more? MEIC’s Energy …
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NorthWestern’s mega-monopoly merger is all about data centers
By: Anne Hedges During the last several months, NorthWestern Energy has vehemently denied that data centers are behind its desire to “merge” with another South Dakota utility, Black Hills Energy. However, when company executives announced the deal to investors, they repeatedly pointed to data centers as a top reason for the two utilities’ efforts. NorthWestern …
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Press Release: Groups Sound the Alarm on Massive Tar Sands Oil Pipeline, Demand Additional Opportunity for Public Comment
Groups Sound the Alarm on Massive Tar Sands Oil Pipeline, Demand Additional Opportunity for Public Comment President Trump on Thursday issued cross-border permit for Bridger pipeline before completing environmental review, consulting Tribes For Immediate Release: May 1, 2026 CONTACTS Perry Wheeler, Earthjustice, pwheeler@earthjustice.org Stephanie Russell Kraft, Honor the Earth, press@honorearth.org Shannon James, MEIC, sjames@meic.org …
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Proposed Bridger pipeline would bring crude from Canada through Montana to Wyoming
By: David Jay, Q2 News The Bridger project is a massive oil pipeline project that would come in from Alberta, Canada, into Montana at Phillips County, then go through nine counties before getting to Wyoming. The Montana Environmental Information Center (MEIC) says the pipeline would originate in Alberta with what it calls environmentally destructive fuel …
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Press Release: Businesses, Conservation Groups Urge Independent Oversight of Massive Coal Mine Expansion in Polluted Kootenai Watershed
Businesses, Conservation Groups Urge Independent Oversight of Massive Coal Mine Expansion in Polluted Kootenai Watershed Groups say expansion could damage a waterway already impacted by decades of coal mining For Immediate Release: April 15, 2026 CONTACTS Derf Johnson, MEIC | djohnson@meic.org | 406-581-4634 Jennifer Ekstrom, Idaho Conservation League | jeksrom@idahoconservation.org | 208-318-5812 MONTANA …
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