In the last 72 hours, over 2,500 Montanans have signed a petition organized by Montana conservation groups supporting Sen. Mike Lang’s (R-Malta) request for the secretary of state to poll legislators regarding the governor’s recent veto of Senate Bill 442. The petition was delivered to Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen Monday afternoon.
Read More >Today, Montana Conservation Voters released the following statement from Executive Director Whitney Tawney in response to Montana’s Governor Greg Gianforte signing into law House Bill 971, a bill to limit the state Department of Environmental Quality’s ability to assess the greenhouse gas emissions impacts of power plants and coal mines: “Montanans know the climate crisis is real. We see it in our forests, on our farms and ranches and in our rivers every year. Governor Gianforte’s plan to ignore the problem and strip the state’s ability to consider climate in its decision making is irresponsible and will impact our kids and our health. The Governor’s actions also weaken the Montana Environmental Policy Act, a foundational law that has kept Montana the Last Best Place for generations.”
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