2023 MEIC Voting Scorecard

MEIC’s Legislative Voting Record has provided objective, factual information about the most important environmental legislation of all...

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Inside and Out: Member Advocacy During the 2023 Session

By Katy Spence and Melissa Nootz It’s MEIC’s first session with a fully-dedicated advocacy team, and what a difference it makes! During...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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