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The Montana Environmental Information Center—called "perhaps the most influential and active environmental organization in the state" by the Flathead Beacon, is a non-profit environmental advocate that protects clean water and a healthy environment for all Montanans. It was founded in 1973 by Montanans concerned about protecting and restoring Montana's natural environment.
MEIC’s 35+ years of accomplishments and experience have earned it the reputation as Montana’s leading state government-focused advocate, and the leading group promoting progress in environmental policy pertaining to:
- Air Quality
- Water Quality
- Land Use and State Land Management
- Environmental Policy (MEPA)
- PROPOSED 2010 "TAKINGS" INITIATIVE
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Otter Creek Coal Tracts
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MEIC engages with a wide variety of state, regional and national environmental groups. MEIC also works with new voices for environmental protection including business, farming, labor, tribal, education, religious, and public health interests.
MEIC’s membership consists of nearly 5,000 individuals in Montana and around the country who support MEIC both financially and with their activism.
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Banner image by Larry Flowers, National Renewable Energy Laboratory.
“The Montana Constitution guarantees a right to a clean and healthful environment but the right would be meaningless without people willing to undertake the difficult and sometimes unpopular task of enforcement. MEIC performs that task better than any other organization or agency that I’m aware of.”