Tag: Montana
Montana Supreme Court delivers landmark ruling in youth climate case against...
Montana’s highest court upholds a decision declaring state-sanctioned fossil fuel projects violate the constitutional rights of youth, marking a pivotal moment in climate litigation.
Montana youth activists win historic climate change lawsuit
This ruling “may inspire similar lawsuits around the world.”
‘Watershed moment:’ Montana rules youth have constitutional right to healthy climate
A judge in Montana has ruled in favor of a group of young people who had sued the state for violating their constitutional rights as it pushed policies that encouraged the use of fossil fuels.
Court hears expert testimony about how Montana ‘doubled down on fossil...
The state has never denied a permit for a fossil fuel project, despite its constitution’s guarantee of the right to a clean and healthful environment.
Historic first US youth climate change trial starts in Montana
They argue are destroying the environment, making the climate crisis worse and robbing them and other young residents of their futures.
Helena, Montana commits to 100 percent renewable energy by 2030
"Cities are filling the void in climate action in the absence of state or federal leadership."
National Missing and Unidentified Persons System is providing free training on...
“Everybody can access this system. It’s not just for law enforcement.”
Iconic Yellowstone wolf shot dead in legal but ‘senseless killing’
"We have all seen the outpouring of grief, rage and anger after the senseless killing of Wolf 926, which unfortunately was a legal kill. It is now time to put that grief, rage and anger to work."
Tobacco industry donates millions to try and defeat Medicaid expansion in...
"Voters in Montana have a simple choice: side with companies that kill or with Montanans who need access to healthcare.”
Progressive Briefing for Wednesday, September 26
Bill Cosby sentenced to prison, UN condemns U.S. for lack of universal health care, Montana judge restores grizzly bears' protection, and more.
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Trump-GOP tax bill delivers $5 trillion to billionaires while slashing aid for working families
The legislation extends Trump-era tax breaks for the ultra-wealthy, adds new corporate giveaways, and revives controversial provisions targeting civil society, while gutting Medicaid and SNAP.
Poof! It’s gone
The America we once knew...gone!
What are Erik Prince’s plans for the second Trump administration?
New plans from Erik Prince, a persistent figure in America’s private military complex, signal a wider push to privatize government functions in Trump’s second term.
NOAA will stop tracking costs of climate crisis-fueled disasters in wake of Trump cuts
The agency said updates will no longer be made to its Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters database by the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), and that this information—which stretches back 45 years—would be archived.
GOP Medicaid cuts would drop millions from coverage while boosting tax breaks for the...
New Republican plan could strip 8.6 million Americans of healthcare while permanently enriching the ultra-wealthy through revived 2017 tax breaks.