Montana Secretary of State responds to lawmakers' subpoena.

By DARRELL EHRLICK | Editor-in-Chief

"The EPA’s own publicly available analysis contradicts the administration’s laughable claims that the U.S. power sector doesn’t meaningfully contribute to climate change or harm public health. If the U.S. power sector were its own country, it would rank as the world’s fifth-largest emitter of climate pollution.” – Pete Wyckoff, Evergreen vice president for policy, as the EPA rolled back emissions limits for coal and natural gas power plants.

Secretary of State responds to legislative subpoena, with pushback

by Keila Szpaller

Montana Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen responded to a legislative subpoena to disclose voter roll information her office provided to the federal government, but also objected to the demand and described it as “political theater.” For months, members of the State Administration and Veterans’ Affairs Interim Committee have been trying to find out exactly what […]

Trump EPA to strip greenhouse gas limits for power plants, a key Biden climate policy

by Jacob Fischler

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will revoke limits on greenhouse gas emissions from power plants that run on coal and natural gas, according to regulatory documents Administrator Lee Zeldin signed Monday. The administration framed the action to repeal 2024 limits on greenhouse gas emissions from virtually all power plants other than wind, solar or hydro-powered […]

Trump gives feds 90 days to consider removing endangered species protections for wolves

by Clark Corbin

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Sept. 4 giving the U.S. secretary of interior 90 days to decide whether to remove Endangered Species Act protections for gray wolves and Mexican wolves in the United States. The Supporting America’s Ranchers executive order calls for Secretary of Interior Doug Burgum to decide within 90 days whether […]

Yellowstone National Park superintendent departs America’s first national park

How the US House could overturn the midterm election results

Congress returns to session before midterms sprint, but no action expected on AI fears

U.S. Senate Dems disclose Trump administration operation dug through state voter rolls

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