Rural electric cooperatives across Montana and the entire country are gathered to celebrate past successes and discuss ideas on how they can all better serve their communities going forward at the annual National Rural Electric Cooperative Cooperation PowerXchange. Click below to hear our second day of coverage at the event featur...
One smallmouth bass was caught and released in waters on the border of Yellowstone National Park in the confluence of the Gardener and Yellowstone rivers. The problem is they are voracious predators adaptable and incredibly invasive. Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks is aware of the incident and what the agency might do is still being discussed.
NorthWestern Energy is increasing its efforts to reduce carbon emissions entirely by the year 2050. President and Chief Financial Officer Brian Bird says this deadline was set due in part to implementing technology that is not yet developed.
With Russia invading Ukraine, security issues in the U.S. are of growing concern. The National Rural Electric Cooperatives Association is holding its annual meeting in Nashville. Monday, on Voices of Montana, its president and Glasgow’s Norval Electric Co-Op Director Chris Christensen had an example.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, less severe COVID cases means less masking is needed. In Montana, there are now 36 counties that are free to go without masks indoors compared to 16 last week. The number of counties with masking recommendations still in place decreased from 44 counties last week to 20 this week. Las...
Voices of Montana Host Tom Schultz and Northern Broadcasting System President Taylor Brown sit down with National Rural Electric Cooperative Cooperation CEO Jim Matheson to discuss this year’s PowerXchange along with the unique issues and challenges individual cooperatives across the nation are currently facing.
The energy industry is making an effort toward clean energy solutions but that can put rural electric cooperatives in a tricky position. Gary Weins, CEO of the Montana Electric Cooperatives Association, recently explained on Voices of Montana.
(Nashville, TN) – At the annual meeting of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association this week in Nashville, the Montana Electric Co-operative Association (MECA) brought a Resolution to urge the NRECA to support allowing state management of the Sage Grouse, particularly if the species is listed under the Endangered Species Act....
Last week Representative Matt Rosendale was one of three Republicans in the House to vote against the U.S. sending help to Ukraine he said unless the security issues at the Mexican border were taken care of. Senator Jon Tester talked about the vote and what he hopes will get done in a bipartisan way concerning the southern border.
Thousands of rural electric cooperatives are meeting in Nashville this week to discuss the current challenges and opportunities that lie ahead, and it’s a Montanan leading them. Join us for the discussion with Montana Electric Cooperatives’ Association CEO Gary Wiens, Wyoming Rural Electric Cooperatives’ Association E...
