Resilient Butte

Montana Department of Environmental Quality is looking for input to reduce greenhouse gas emissions on the upcoming Montana Priority Climate Action Plan (PCAP). For more information - be sure to visit their page: https://deq.mt.gov/about/climate-resilience!

DEQ is seeking input from stakeholders as it develops a focused list of near-term, high-priority, implementation-ready measures to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The information collected in the Emission Reduction Survey will be used to help develop Montana's Priority Climate Action Plan (PCAP). The submission deadline is as soon as possible, but no later than Jan. 5, 2024. To submit ideas, please visit https://deq.mt.gov/about/Climate-Resilience

What's happening in our own backyard? Check out this project to help create efficient production processes that conserve energy and water and saving money/resources over time:

Montana Manufacturing Extension Center, Highlands College, Montana DEQ land $2 million grant Montana Manufacturing Extension Center (MMEC) and Highlands College and the MontanaDepartment of Environmental Quality (DEQ) have received a $2 million grant f

Mark your calendars for this community tree planting event!

Reminder for tomorrow!

Upcoming Event! Stop by and chat, share your thoughts and ideas, and learn more about the plan!
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Hey Business Owners and Ag Producers - this one is for you!

The Rural Energy for America Program can help with energy efficient updates to your business such as solar, insulation, lighting, cooling units, doors and windows, and more. This program used to fund 20%...it is now up to 50% match.

Take advantage of this program and pass the word along to other Butte Businesses:

Rural Energy for America Program Renewable Energy Systems & Energy Efficiency Improvement Guaranteed Loans & Grants The program provides guaranteed loan financing and grant funding to agricultural producers and rural small businesses for renewable energy systems or to make energy efficiency improvements.

Upcoming Event! Stop by and chat, share your thoughts and ideas, and learn more about the plan!
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https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/14/us/montana-youth-climate-ruling.html?smid=url-share

Judge Rules in Favor of Montana Youths in a Landmark Climate Case The court found that young people have a constitutional right to a healthful environment and that the state must consider potential climate damage when approving projects.

Not directly related to our focus, but an amazing opportunity in our community - mark your calendars! Our friends Butte-Silver Bow Health Department will have this sun safety event coming at the end of August. Spread the word :)

Get scheduled for this amazing, FREE event. We are so fortunate to have the Sun Bus come to our community and offer an event like this to the city of Butte. Get scheduled today and come out and see us at the Butte-Silver Bow Health Department on August 26th from 9AM-3PM. Can’t wait to see you all there! 😎☀️

Have you ever been curious about recycling in Butte-Silver Bow? Check out the images below to find out where to recycle and what happens in our local recycling system.

Stop by and read our lastest blog posts. This one, by Resilient Butte Steering Committee Member - Dave Williams, discusses the science of climate change:

Climate Change: The Science Behind It All – Resilient Butte Climate science traces its origins back to the discovery of the earth’s “greenhouse effect” by French mathematician and physicist Jean Baptiste Joseph Fourier in 1824. Fourier had made some fundamental calculations of what the temperature of a body in space should be given its distance from th...

Attention Parents, Teachers, and anyone with an interest in Air Quality! There are some great resources available for the coming school year to help children understand air quality. Attached are a few links for the book "WHY IS COCO ORANGE?" This book is for all children, especially those with asthma, and their caretakers.

PDF available here: https://www.airnow.gov/sites/default/files/2020-01/why-is-coco-orange-november-2019_1.pdf

Youtube narration available here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TAuzMniolU

Why is Coco Orange? NOTE: If you need captions, please click the CC button on the player to turn them on. This video contains captions in English and Spanish. Click on setting...