Mining Industry Attack on Clean Water

SB 347 has passed both the Montana Senate and House of Representatives, and is headed to the Governor. This bill threatens Montana’s...

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Proposed bill would limit and tax vented natural gas wells

A bill at the Montana Legislature would cut the amount of natural gas that could be vented daily at oil and gas wells by half and tax...

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Environmentalists file federal suit over logging on Montana state forests

A 50-year permit for logging and development on Montana state forests faces a federal lawsuit from environmentalists who say the state...

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Down to Earth – March 2013

Click on the link below to download the March issue of Down to Earth. In this issue: MEIC’s 40th Anniversary Legislature...

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Senate votes to give renewable energy credits to hydroelectric dams

The state’s largest electric generator, PPL Montana is supporting new legislation giving renewable energy credits to expansions of...

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Colstrip power plant sued over pollution controls

Environmental groups filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday against the owners of Montana’s massive Colstrip coal-fired power plant,...

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Lawmakers consider bill to simplify, reduce Montana taxes

A state Senator from Kalispell wants to simplify Montana’s income tax system by repealing many of the tax credits. Senator Bruce Tutvedt...

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Arch Coal Doesn’t Want You to Comment

The Montana Department of Environmental Quality is accepting comments on the sufficiency of Arch Coal’s permit application. We need...

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Your Help is Needed this Session

Volume 20, Number 2 — January 14, 2012 PDF Version Your Help is Needed this Session This session’s anti-environment bills are...

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Billionaire fracking brothers top donors to Montana political campaigns

HELENA — Two billionaire brothers who made a fortune in the fracking industry and have begun buying up eastern Montana land were the top...

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