Nick Mott

2 months ago | insideclimatenews.org | Nick Mott

In the wake of a high-profile court decision that upended the state of Montana’s climate policy, Republican lawmakers in the state are pushing a suite of bills that could gut the state’s ability to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The full-court legislative press targets the state’s environmental analysis, air quality regulation and judicial system. It stems from the Held v.

2 months ago | ecotopical.com | Nick Mott

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2 months ago | mtpr.org | Nick Mott

Learn more now on The Darter and the … Other Darter, a Wide Open extra. Nick Mott: Over the last few months, there have been some big scientific revelations about a tiny fish. You might remember back in episode 2 of this show, this new species called the snail darter got discovered in the Little Tennessee River back in the early 1970s. It ended up stalling a big dam project for years, and became the first Endangered Species Act case to make it all the way to the Supreme Court.

2 months ago | hcn.org | Nick Mott

Ripley Cunninghamtook the microphone and looked out at an audience of about 350 people in the echoey, ornate rotunda of Montana’s state Capitol, her favorite thrift-store flower pendant around her neck. It was January, the start of the legislative session, and the high school senior, a speech and debate star, was emceeing a statewide climate gathering. “I am comforted in knowing that we have an interconnected community of people fighting for the future of our home,” she said.

Oct 24, 2024 | ourcommunitynow.com | Nick Mott

Joining me today is reporter Ellis Juhlin. Ellis Juhlin Hey, Nick, I'm excited to be here. I'm bringing us a question from Bitterroot-based listener Marla Larson about abandoned oil and gas wells. Larson worked for the state Department of Natural Resources and Conservation in the '90s, and she remembered something about the state's so called "orphaned well" program. She's retired now and recently saw news about federal funding to address orphan wells, which made her think back to her time at DNRC.