Action Alert - Save Montana’s Solar for All Program
Please take 3 minutes to email Governor Gianforte’s office and Montana’s congressional delegation asking them to fight for Montana’s Solar for All program.
Action Alert ‼️ Say No to Plastic Playing Fields
The City of Missoula is considering replacing the grass at Ogren Park baseball field with artificial turf. They shared reasons from Big Sky Professional Baseball but failed to mention the serious environmental and health risks artificial turf poses—especially next to the Clark Fork River. There are many costs to artificial turf to our pocket, health, and environment.
Action Alert: Speak Out About the Big Ugly Bill
Send your local newspaper a Letter to the Editor to educate people on the impacts of the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act”
ACTION ALERT: Reduce Toxic Emissions from the Colstrip Coal Plant
Coalstrip is the dirtest coal plant in the nation - We need you to help defend clean air by testifying in favor of last year’s Mercury and Air Toxics Standard (MATS).
TAKE ACTION: Stand up for clean, affordable energy!
NorthWestern Energy wants to raise our electric rates—AGAIN!
That’s right: NorthWestern Energy is asking for another 20.2% rate increase on top of the 28% hike they already implemented in October 2023.
We're standing up to tell them NO to expensive, polluting energy.
Montana Youth Resiliency Series
Families for a Livable Climate is thankful to have been a partner on an inspiring series of webinars during the Spring of 2025. This series was in partnership with ResilienceMT, Families for a Livable Climate, Park County Environmental Council, University of Montana, and Montana State University.
Community Is the Antidote to Despair: Thank you for supporting us this spring!
On a recent spring evening, supporters gathered to celebrate five years of climate storytelling, local action, and growing community power at our 5th Anniversary Benefit. Families for a Livable Climate’s spring fundraiser was more than a party - it was a reflection of who we are and why we do this work: because connection is what gives us courage, and joy is a climate solution.
Panel Discussion About Missoula Solutions for Decreasing Single-Use Materials
On 4/23/25 at the University of Montana UC Theater, the UM Climate Response Club, MT Plastic Free Missoula, and Families for a Livable Climate Plastics Working Group. hosted a mini sustainability fair, the screening of the documentary of "Single-Use Planet" and a panel discussion about current local solutions in the Missoula community.
Say Yes to Bipartisan Support for Phasing Out Polystyrene Food Containers
Written by Youpa Stein:
“As Rep. Marler has stated, “there are times when government intervention is needed for the good of a greater cause.” The scale of the problems with polystyrene, the urgent need to protect health and the externalized costs all point to the need for responsible regulations. In this case we can’t afford to wait for an abstract theoretical future market response when we have a solution at hand…”