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More than 40 Montana businesses and organizations filed a petition last week to the Public Service Commission to consider climate change in its regulatory decision making.

A press release from the Western Environmental Law Center, one of the legal counsels for the petition, stated that the PSC has “the most consequential role” of any decision-making body in Montana regarding climate impact.

Barbara Chillcott said that though the commission is not obligated to grant their petition, she is optimistic they will. Chillcott is an attorney at Western Law and legal counsel for the petitioners.

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