Don’t fix what isn’t broken; Governor should veto HB 664 | Opinion

By ANDREW GORDER, GUY ALSENTZER, COBY GIERKE and DERF JOHNSON, Montana Standard   It’s often said that the definition of insanity is...

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Webinar Recording: MEIC Weekly Legislative Update, April 10, 2025

We’ve had some great successes, and we’ve also had some losses this week. In this week’s legislative update, our lobbying...

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Legislature advances bills loosening water quality standards

By Amanda Eggert, Montana Free Press The Montana Legislature is advancing a pair of bills that aim to weaken water quality standards,...

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Webinar Recording: MEIC Weekly Legislative Update, April 3, 2025

Hearings and floor votes are coming in fast and furious. In this week’s legislative update, we covered everything you need to know...

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Power struggle: Debate over data center electricity usage, oversight in Montana

By David Erickson, Missoulian The debate over data centers, which are coming into Montana and requesting to buy enormous amounts of...

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NorthWestern Energy’s Quest to Raise Rates (Again)

By Nick Fitzmaurice Last summer, NorthWestern Energy requested permission from the Public Service Commission (PSC) to once again...

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From a Board Member: Steve Martinez

By Steve Martinez I’m new to the board of MEIC. In October, I joined the board and staff at a retreat in Anaconda, and it could not have...

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Montana Supreme Court Issues Victories for the Climate

By Anne Hedges “The world is experiencing a fast rise in temperature that is unprecedented in the geologic record, with the average...

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Junque Files: A Victory for Transparency in the Legislative Process

By Derf Johnson Montanans have one of the strongest — if not the strongest — right-to-know provisions in the country, which is...

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Trump Round 2: Rolling Back Public Health and Environmental Protections

By Katy Spence On March 12, Pres. Donald Trump’s new Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administrator Lee Zeldin proposed a giant step...

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