Ann Schwend: Sound land use planning laws will build sustainable communities

By Ann Schwend, Montana Standard Montana’s explosive popularity is stretching capacity and resources to the breaking point. Many...

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Derf Johnson: 50 years of the Clean Water Act: More must be done for Montana’s rivers, streams, and lakes

By Derf Johnson, Montana Standard The Clean Water Act turns 50 on Oct. 18. Over the past five decades, it has proven itself as one of the...

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Laurel, Yellowstone County sued over gas-fired power plant

By Tom Lutey, Billings Gazette Laurel residents and environmentalists are suing the city, Yellowstone County and NorthWestern Energy for...

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Opinion: Trudeau’s indifference to mining catastrophe is hypocritical and dangerous

By Jennifer Ekstrom, Brad Smith, Derf Johnson and David Brooks, Calgary Herald We are American conservationists, and we are campaigning to...

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Feds, state bungled mine permit, Judge rules

By Tom Lutey, Helena Independent Record State and federal mine regulators must redo the research that led to the approval of a...

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Tribe, conservation groups join DEQ to analyze new Zortman mining

By Joshua Murdock, Missoulian Conservation groups and the Fort Belknap Indian Community have joined the Montana Department of Environmental...

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Fort Belknap tribe, conservation groups file to intervene in Zortman-Landusky dispute

By Darrell Ehrlick, Daily Montanan The Fort Belknap Indian Community, along with four conservation groups, have filed a motion to intervene...

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BLM to resconsider Montana, oil, gas and leases in Montana after settlement with environmmental groups

By Jonathan Ambarian, Missoula Current HELENA (KPAX) – The U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) says it will reconsider more than 100...

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Montana’s Unsung Hero

By Anne Hedges There are a lot of unsung heroes in this state but at MEIC, Adam McLane tops that list. Adam started working for MEIC in...

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Big Victory Against Leasing Coal on Public Lands

By Anne Hedges Victories against coal, oil, and gas development are extra sweet when they also involve protecting millions acres of public...

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