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- Beartooth landowners victorious in lawsuit against Stillwater County
- PLEASE NOTE: Change in Zoom access code for today’s hearing
- Action alert: Watch court hearing on Zoom, Thursday, 2:00 pm
- Action alert: Stillwater County Planning Board meeting, Wed, 9/4, 7pm
- Must attend! Stillwater County Planning Board: Wednesday, August 7, 7pm
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Montana Can Learn from Fracking Regulation in Other States
While the federal government has done almost nothing to regulate fracking and has deferred to individual states, we are beginning to see exemplary rules passed in other states, most notably Montana’s neighbors Wyoming and Colorado, that can guide Montana in … Continue reading
Comments on California SB4
After a year of wrangling and controversy, California Governor Jerry Brown signed SB4 in September. Depending on who you believe, it is the most progressive anti-fracking law in the country, or a wolf in sheep’s clothing designed to promote oil … Continue reading
Jane’s Report from the NPRC Meeting
From Jane, our feet on the ground in Billings: I’ve been to the NPRC annual meeting. To my surprise there was almost no mention of the Beartooth project. In their defense, the NPRC has been preparing on a number of … Continue reading
An unexpected fracking ally
Pope Francis holding up anti-fracking t-shirts following a meeting with a group of Argentinian environmental activists to discuss water and fracking issues. The shirts read “No To Fracking” and “Water Is More Precious Than Gold.”
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Fracking News from California and I Find Out About Flaring
20 top climate scientists have called on California Governor Jerry Brown to ban fracking in California. Article here. Actual letter here. It’s an impressive group of scientists, and the environmental argument is pretty simple: “If what we’re trying to do … Continue reading
Montana Environmental Information Center
I checked out the Montana Environmental Information Center, the organization that Sam mentioned. Here’s there fracking page, where you can also sign up for information updates in the upper right corner. The news on the page about legislation isn’t so … Continue reading
Communication from Cousin Sam
Hello all! I apologize for my radio silence on the issue so far; I’ve just moved and started a new job and have had precious little time to spare for anything else. I’ve done some work on fracking issues in … Continue reading
The more I read, the more I understand that the arena in which we need to engage is political..The dailykos blog post below is a very well-documented story of a guy in Texas who is being hounded by the fracking … Continue reading
Absarokee: A 21st century Deadwood?
As you get into complicated political issues, you try to figure out what they really mean for the quality of life in an area. One of the comparisons I’ve often seen for Red Lodge is Williston, ND, at the heart … Continue reading
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