The Montana Legislative Consumer Committee recently appointed Jason Brown as Consumer Counsel.
The Consumer Counsel represents Montana public utility and transportation consumers before the Public Service Commission, state and federal courts, and administrative agencies in matters concerning public utility regulation. The Office of Consumer Counsel is established in the
Teck Coal Limited filed a petition with the Board of Environmental Review in June to evaluate whether a new rule that sets a water quality standard for selenium in Lake Koocanusa, is more stringent than the federal guideline. The Board seeks written comment from interested persons as to the process
The 2021 Black Bear Regulations booklets contain language about a requirement for hunters to wait 24 hours after the bear license is issued to hunt bears. This is no longer accurate. The 2021 Montana Legislature eliminated the requirement in HB637. The regulations were printed before the Montana Legislature changed
The 2021 Legislative Session is in the books. Now you can read them. Posted online this week are the Session Laws. These are the bills that survived both chambers and the governor’s office. The 2021 Montana Code Annotated will drop in December. (These are all the laws of Montana,
The Montana Invasive Species Council produced a video explaining the danger of allowing feral swine into Montana. Feral swine are an invasive species that damages crops, pastures, and waterways, and these animals can carry diseases that spread to livestock, people, and wildlife. The Legislature banned feral swine from Montana
The number of wolves in Montana may be stabilizing around 1,150 animals, according to a new report released by the Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Parks. Members of the Legislative Environmental Quality Council will hear details of the wolf report and discuss the findings at their
These days, stories of the New Deal are relegated to the history books to describe the herculean efforts aimed at lifting American out of the worst of hard times during the Great Depression. But one idea lives on in every corner of Montana and across most of the country: The
Fires continue to burn across the state this summer. Though recent rains beat back some of the flames, the season is not over yet. To get Montanans the latest news on fires across the state, the Northern Rockies Coordination Group created a Montana Wildland Fire Dashboard. The
