MATS Petition
Everyone Deserves Clean Air

Support a strong Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) rule

NWE Rate Case 2024
NorthWestern Energy Wants to Raise Your Electricity Rates… AGAIN
NorthWestern Energy has returned to the Montana Public Service Commission (PSC) asking for permission to reach into customers’ pockets for another rate increase.
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"Natural" Gas
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We protect and improve Montana for future generations.

Protecting Air & Water

Protecting and advancing air and water quality standards to ensure a clean and healthy climate for future generations. Campaign areas include fighting hardrock mines and pushing for air pollution regulations at power plants and industrial pollution sources.

Climate & Energy

Reducing our dependence on fossil fuels through an equitable transition to renewable and clean energy sources. Campaign areas include NorthWestern Energy accountability, development of clean and affordable energy, promotion of energy efficiency, and fighting coal, oil, and gas development and use in Montana.

Down to Earth

Stay up-to-date on the latest environment news in Montana with Down to Earth, our quarterly membership publication.

The Latest Stories and Actions from MEIC

Let's rise up.

Help protect Montana’s clean air and water.

For 50 years, MEIC has worked to keep Montana’s air and water clean. We have stopped dirty acid mines and helped pass and defend strong pollution control laws. And it’s all made possible by our members.

MEIC is made up of thousands of Montanans who care deeply about this state – our home. This strong membership has allowed MEIC to remain independent and to always fight for what is right. We would love to have you as a member too.

MEIC in the News

Grace Gibson-Snyder and Anne Hedges: A love letter to Montana in 2025

Feb 13, 2025 – Dear Montana, It’s 2025, and we don’t deserve you. Your towering mountains and sweeping plains nourish us, sustain us, challenge us, and welcome us. Your clean rivers and clear skies provide us with joy while your forests and prairies provide refuge for countless wildlife.

MEPA and the Montana Legislature

Feb 13, 2025 – Montana Environmental Information Center Deputy Director Derf Johnson countered that MEPA may be a tool to inform the public on project impacts, but “it’s not meant to just be shelf art.”

Save Our Smith—more than just a river.

“For a practice that has a known effect on soils and strata and water, the onus should be on the applicant [to pay for mine clean-up]. I appreciate mining practices, but what is anything worth if you don’t have clean water?”
J.P. Pomnichowski
Former Senator, SD 33