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August 16, 2022

MCV: “Today is one for the history books!… Montanans can be proud of Senator Tester getting it done once again”

Conservation group celebrates historic federal climate law 

(HELENA, Mont.) –– Today Montana Conservation Voters released the following statement from Executive Director Whitney Tawney in response to President Joe Biden signing the Inflation Reduction Act into law:

“Today is one for the history books! We cannot celebrate this historic win for the Big Sky State enough. Between the immediate cost savings Montanans will see on their energy bills to the long-term benefits that drastically cutting carbon emissions will have to our clean air – Montanans can be proud of Senator Tester getting it done once again. While our work isn’t done as we continue to fight for more reforms to drilling on our public lands, we will happily celebrate this enormous win for all of Montana.”

President Biden signed the bill into law after it was approved in the U.S. House of Representatives and a “vote-a-rama” in the U.S. Senate last week. The law is the largest investment the U.S. has ever made to tackle climate change, allocating $369 billion to invest in the clean energy industry, provide significant savings on home energy costs and ensure a 40 percent reduction in carbon emissions by 2030. Montana will also benefit from the tribal climate resilience program, climate-smart agricultural investments and climate-focused wildfire protections.

In August of 2021, MCV launched its “Tester Getting It Done” campaign to encourage Senator Tester’s continued leadership on climate action. The campaign includes a microsite, digital ads, selfie shot video testimonials from an organic farmer from Ledger and a pediatrician from Missoula, a letter thanking Senator Tester and asking him to keep going signed by 575 Montanans, a letter signed by nearly 40 Montana businesses in support of federal legislation, more than a dozen events, six billboards posted statewide and over 150 yard signs that have reached communities from Poplar to Condon.