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More Counties On Board For Southern Passenger Rail, Service Along Hi-Line Still Reduced

Originally published on February 25, 2021 9:46 pm As two more Montana counties move closer to joining a rail authority in an effort to create passenger service for the southern half of the state, Montana’s Democratic Senator is trying to get more federal funding that would bring back daily service for the Hi Line. Lewis and Clark County Commissioners voted this week to hold a public hearing on joining the Big Sky Passenger Rail Authority, which aims to add a rail line that would connect Wibaux County to Missoula and beyond. Carbon County plans to hold a public hearing next week before voting on a resolution.

MSU Researchers Exploring Cement Alternative Using Fungi, Bacteria

Originally published on February 25, 2021 10:23 am From bridges to skyscrapers, concrete is ubiquitous in modern, human-built environments. It’s durable and cheap but also a big contributor to climate change, and some of the materials used to make it are getting scarcer. Researchers at Montana State University are trying to develop a sustainable alternative with microorganisms. At MSU’s Center for Biofilm Engineering, Assistant Research Professor Erika Espinosa-Ortiz walks over to an incubator filled with glass chemistry flasks. “So all of our fungi and bacteria are growing here,” Espinosa-Ortiz says as she pulls out one of the flasks. Suspended in the liquid is a piece of metal with something growing on it.

Electric Utility Regulators Modify Contract Terms For Small Energy Producers

Originally published on February 25, 2021 12:55 pm Montana energy regulators Tuesday set contract terms for what NorthWestern Energy pays small generation facilities, like wind and solar, for the energy they produce. Regulators on the Montana Public Service Commission lengthened potential contracts from a maximum 15 years to 20 years flat. They also granted renewable producers more flexibility in charging an electric utility for money the utility saves by purchasing renewable energy instead of fossil fuels. For instance, the new terms permit facilities to collect the amount the electric utility saves by avoiding the emission of carbon dioxide. The terms also include recalculations for how a small energy producer arrives at avoided costs and what comparison points to use.

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