MATL Line Impact Study Released. Comment Period Opens.
GREAT FALLS — A study of environmental effects from a proposed Alberta-Montana power line has been released, opening a 45-day period for public comment.
The Montana Alberta Tie Line, proposed by a subsidiary of Toronto-based Tonbridge Power, would extend 203 miles from Lethbridge, Alberta, to Great Falls.
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The Environmental Quality Council wants to know what Montanans think about climate change and a proposed state plan to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions.
The bipartisan council made up of lawmakers and citizens is reviewing the 54 recommendations included in a “Montana Climate Change Action Plan” released last November by the Governor’s Climate Change Advisory Committee. After a thorough analysis of the report, the council may suggest legislation based on some of the recommendations.
Montanans are invited to take part in a survey about the report on the Legislative Branch Web site at http://www.leg.mt.gov/css/climate_survey.asp.
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