NorthWestern’s Long-Term Energy Plan Ignores Clean Energy… Again

By Ian Lund Ian Lund traveled to several cities in Montana to discuss the IRP with community members. MEIC will also host a virtual meeting...

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CHS Water Pollution: Dead Minnows, Arsenic, and Broken Dreams

By Derf Johnson The CHS Refinery in Laurel, Montana. Photo via Helena  Independent Record. The Montana Department of Environmental Quality...

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Victory in Big Sky at the Lazy J Subdivision

By Derf Johnson The Lazy J South subdivision is threatening an already-impaired Gallatin River. Image via Upper Missouri Waterkeeper. In a...

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Mining Beneath the Cabinet Mountains Wilderness: An Update

By Derf Johnson Readers of Down to Earth and long-time MEIC members are likely quite familiar with the proposed Montanore and Rock Creek...

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Eventually, A River Runs Brew It

By Katy Spence A lively Q&A followed the panelists’ remarks at Imagine Nation in Missoula. After being shelved by a global pandemic,...

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Sound Land Use Planning Laws Will Build Sustainable Communities

By Ann Schwend This is an op-ed by MEIC’s Ann Schwend that was published in papers around Montana. Montana’s explosive popularity is...

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Will the Legislature Fix the Problems with the Opencut Mining Law?

By Anne Hedges Last session, the Legislature struck a blow to people across the state who live near gravel resources. The Legislature...

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Member Spotlight: Deborah Hanson

By Katy Spence When you think about the founding members of Montana’s environmental movement, you rightly think of Robin Tawney Nichols...

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Meet New MEIC Staff

Meet Peyton Olson Hello! I am grateful and excited to be joining the MEIC team as the Administrative and Development Assistant. I was born...

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Legacies and Lives Well-Lived

By Cari Kimball Montana’s December days are short and the nights are long. Amidst the hustle and bustle, I hope we can all honor the...

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