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The Montana Environmental Information Center—called "perhaps the most influential and active environmental organization in the state"—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:
HOT CURRENT TOPICS!
- MEIC wins Highwood zoning case: Supreme court says rezoning for Great Falls power plant was illegal (July 16, 2010)
- Tar Sands Equipment Haul: Imperial Oil hopes to move 200 convoys of MASSIVE tar sands mining equipment through Montana.
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.
"It would be possible to find more fossil fuels, and extend our addiction and pollution of the environment, should we be so foolish as to take the path of extracting unconventional fossil fuels such as tar shale and tar sands on a large scale. That choice cannot be left to the discretion of industry moguls. The planet does not belong to them."