Press Release: Massive mining proposal on public lands near Helena deserves more time, public meeting

Conservation groups request more time, information about massive mining project on public lands near Helena The project sits entirely...

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The Big Blackfoot Needs Help

by Ben Catton and Derf Johnson 2026 marks the 50th anniversary of Norman Maclean’s A River Runs Through It and Other Stories. The world...

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A Victory for Clean Water in Northwest Montana

by Derf Johnson and Katy Spence Massive, mountain-top removal coal mine operations in the Elk Valley of British Columbia are causing what...

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From a Board Member: Roger Sullivan

by Roger Sullivan Different paths have led each of us to MEIC. My path traces back to 1989 when I returned from a trip to find that,...

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From the ED: Some Days are Harder Than Others

by Anne Hedges The attacks keep coming. Elimination of public health protections. Giving taxpayer money to the fossil fuel industry....

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Environmental Activists Find Community — and Calls to Action — Online

by Peyton Olson Effective activism has always depended on meeting people where they are, and in today’s world, that increasingly means...

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MEIC Who: Michael Jarnevic

by Denise Roth Barber Long-time MEIC member Michael Jarnevic is a retired U.S. Army Sergeant Major with 42 years of continuous service...

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Community Rallies to Push Against Gravel Pit on the Blackfoot

by Katy Spence Last fall, Missoula residents (including myself) were alarmed to see posters around town highlighting a potential threat to...

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“Safe Until Proven Harmful” is Not Safe

by Ben Catton Since adoption in 1976 and its strengthening in 2016, the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) has helped keep dangerous...

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Legislative Ideas Abound in Interim Policy Committees

by Ben Catton, Nick Fitzmaurice, and Shannon James This may not be a legislative year, but development of certain legislative concepts for...

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