Housing is an Environmental Issue

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Housing is an Environmental Issue

By Ann Schwend Some home inspections include technology that can detect where energy is lost and how a home’s efficiency can be...

June 15, 2023

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Farewell, Ian and Matthew!

By Anne Hedges After working with MEIC for nearly 1.5 years, Ian Lund is returning to Vermont to work on energy policies at the state...

June 15, 2023

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EPA Rules To Limit Coal’s Impacts: The Good, Bad, and Mediocre

By Anne Hedges The U.S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is finally releasing draft rules to reign in the numerous harmful impacts of...

June 15, 2023

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From the Executive Director: Pulling at the Threads of Injustice

By Cari Kimball It feels surreal to be sending an email about Down to Earth right now… but I’m sending it anyway,” wrote MEIC’s...

June 15, 2023

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Montanans react to ‘first of its kind’ climate trial in Helena

by Kelsey Merison, KTVQ BILLINGS — Montana is making headlines this week as the Held vs. Montana trial is underway in Helena. It’s...

June 14, 2023

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Judge Rules Montana Gas-Fired Plant Can Move Forward, While Landmark Climate Case Begins

by Darrell Proctor, POWER Magazine A judge has ruled that construction of natural gas-fired power plant in Montana can resume, two months...

June 12, 2023

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Guest view: Montana youth lead the way – but they shouldn’t have to

The 16 youth plaintiffs of Held et al v. Montana, the first constitutional climate case to go to trial in United States’ history. The...

June 11, 2023

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Judge lifts stay on Laurel power plant construction

By Tom Lutey, Billings Gazette NorthWestern Energy is resuming construction of its gas-fired power plant in Laurel following a court...

June 9, 2023

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‘To a Clean and Healthful Environment’

By Micah Drew, Flathead Beacon When voters ratified Montana’s constitution in 197, they enshrined a citizen’s right to a clean and...

June 6, 2023

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Montana lawmakers double down on fossil fuels in 2023 legislative session

By Amanda Eggert, Montana Free Press This article is part of a series on the youth-led constitutional climate change lawsuit Held v....

June 5, 2023

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