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Montana Climate Matters-Column 3: Climate Change and Crop Production in Montana

Montana Climate Matters-Column 3: Climate Change and Crop Production in Montana

Montana’s agriculture sector has always been vulnerable to changes in climate, and generations of farmers and ranchers have proven their ability to adjust and prosper as conditions demand. Current climate changes driven by rising greenhouse gas emissions, chiefly produced by burning fossil fuels, impact working lands. While rising temperatures

A Message from Josh Racki

A Message from Josh Racki

As a lifelong Montanan, army veteran, and your county attorney, I would like to apprise you of a recent decision. For the past several years, we have watched the Democratic party change its stance on law enforcement. Movements to “defund the police,” attacks on law enforcement officials and officers, and

Montana Climate Matters-Column 2: Takeaways on Climate Change in Montana

Montana Climate Matters-Column 2: Takeaways on Climate Change in Montana

Today’s Montana Climate Matters column is a reality check. Like the rest of the planet, Montana’s climate is warming, and warming will continue as long as we increase levels of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. Montana has experienced few climate-driven weather disasters in

Montana Climate Matters: An Introduction

Montana Climate Matters: An Introduction

We’re taught in school that climate is the long-term trend in weather as it is measured and understood over years and decades. Weather, on the other hand, is the hourly, daily, or weekly ups and downs in temperature, precipitation, atmospheric pressure, wind, humidity, and cloud cover. I think

Congress Should Invest in Clean Renewable Energy Jobs

Congress Should Invest in Clean Renewable Energy Jobs

The early August shift in weather has brought welcome relief—offering a chance to take deep breaths and enjoy the late-summer rains. Meanwhile, far from Montana’s seasonal rhythms, the 2026 federal budget process is underway in Washington, D.C., with major implications for energy and climate policy. The

Lower Your Utility Bills and Help Make Montana Healthier

Lower Your Utility Bills and Help Make Montana Healthier

Take charge and lower your utility bills by using energy and water more wisely and at the same time make Montana healthier. What’s the connection? Most of the energy used in Montana is from fossil fuels (natural gas, coal, and oil) resulting in the release of pollution and greenhouse

Sheehy and MT Delegation Staff Meet with Montana Citizens’ Climate Lobby Volunteers On Clean Energy

Sheehy and MT Delegation Staff Meet with Montana Citizens’ Climate Lobby Volunteers On Clean Energy

U.S. Senator Tim Sheehy and staff from Senator Steve Daines, Representative Troy Downing, and Representative Ryan Zinke’s offices met with Citizens’ Climate Lobby (CCL) Montana volunteers from across the state this week to discuss clean energy provisions that CCL believes are necessary to ensure an affordable, reliable energy