Press Release: Groups challenge Montana’s second rubberstamp of methane gas plant near Laurel

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Press Release: Groups challenge Montana’s second rubberstamp of methane gas plant near Laurel

The Department of Environmental Quality failed to adequately evaluate climate impacts for a second time, despite an order from the Montana...

September 29, 2025

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Down to Earth: September 2025

Click the icon at the bottom right to view the issue full screen. September 2025...

September 26, 2025

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Forest Service Nears Ruling on Libby Exploration Project

By Katie Bartlett, Flathead Beacon While Baker stepped down in 2024, Montana Environmental Information Center Policy Associate Ben Catton,...

September 17, 2025

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As Utility Rates Skyrocket, So Do NorthWestern CEO Paychecks

By Nick Fitzmaurice In July 2024, NorthWestern Energy filed an application with the Montana Public Service Commission (PSC) to increase...

September 11, 2025

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A Victory for Montana’s Sunshine Laws

by Derf Johnson MEIC exists on the edge of government and its operations. If you boil down our day-to-day work, a substantial portion is...

September 10, 2025

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Bull Mountain Coal Mine Gets Sweetheart Deal from Feds

by Derf Johnson The new federal government, led by Pres. Donald Trump — as well as Montana’s congressional delegation — is hell-bent...

September 10, 2025

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Massive Rosebud Coal Mine Expansion Receives Expedited Approval

by Katy Spence  When it rains, it pours, and the federal government is opening the skies. On the eve of our Down to Earth deadline, with...

September 10, 2025

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Montana Congressional Delegation’s Public Lands Bait-and-Switch

by Anne Hedges  This article was published as an op-ed in Montana papers.  You can’t take your bird dog hunting on lands being mined or...

September 10, 2025

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Derf Johnson, Rob Farris-Olsen, and Kim Wilson Receive Award

by Katy Spence  In early August, MEIC Deputy Director Derf Johnson was awarded the Montana Trial Lawyers Association’s (MTLA) Appellate...

September 10, 2025

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MEIC Takes Trump to Court over Air Toxins at Colstrip

by Anne Hedges  On June 12, MEIC joined a dozen other organizations and sued Pres. Donald Trump and the U.S. Environmental Protection...

September 10, 2025

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