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Lawmakers can now keep bill draft info private. Few opt to allow public access

By Austin Amestoy, Montana Public Radio Fewer than a third of Montana’s state lawmakers have signed a waiver allowing the public to view...

January 15, 2025

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Environmental impacts of Yellowstone Generating Station under review

By Ren Wadsworth, NonStop Local Anne Hedges, Executive Director of the Montana Environmental Information Center, explained,...

January 9, 2025

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Supreme Court ruling means DEQ must assess greenhouse gas emissions of new power plant

By Ellis Juhlin, MTPR The Montana Supreme Court Friday affirmed a lower court ruling finding that state environmental regulators failed to...

January 6, 2025

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Viewpoint: State officials refuse to address climate change

By Anne Hedges, Missoula Current If the role of elected officials is to serve the people, Montana officials have missed the memo. Instead,...

December 26, 2024

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MEIC’s Derf Johnson testimony at U.S. Committee on House Administration hearing on American Confidence in Elections: Prohibiting Foreign Interference

On December 18, 2024, MEIC’s Derf Johnson testified before the U.S. Committee on House Administration on stopping foreign...

December 20, 2024

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Montana’s Energy Transition: A Five Part Series

Download this facts sheet as a PDF. In this five-part series featured in Down to Earth, MEIC’s Energy Transition Advocate, Nick...

December 13, 2024

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Down to Earth: December 2024

Click the icon at the bottom right to view the issue full screen. December 2024 Click here to view past issues of Down to Earth. The audio...

December 12, 2024

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From a Board Member: Gary Aitken

By Gary Aitken The day after the election, I attended my local planning board meeting where a proposal for a Conditional Use Permit (zoning...

December 10, 2024

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Legislature Is a Bright Spot Following Election Season

By Anne Hedges, Derf Johnson, Nick Fitzmaurice, and Laura Collins “We the people of Montana grateful to God for the quiet beauty of...

December 10, 2024

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Supreme Court Rejects NorthWestern’s Bid to Avoid Cleaning Up Colstrip Plant Air Pollution

By Derf Johnson Earlier this year, the Biden Administration announced a new standard for coal plants under the Mercury and Air Toxics...

December 10, 2024

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