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From the Executive Director

By Cari Kimball Thanks to Mel Griffin for our dreamy 50th Anniversary logo! Wow – 50 years. MEIC’s staff has been looking back at the...

September 15, 2023

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Judge Temporarily Suspends Enforcement of Bad Coal Laws

By Derf Johnson In a very important step toward protecting our climate, water quality, and the ability for the public to participate in...

September 15, 2023

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Judge Orders Release of Gianforte Comms with Bad Actor Mining Corporation

By Derf Johnson Over the past few years, Gov. Greg Gianforte has wrongfully withheld public documents from an official document request by...

September 15, 2023

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Montana Youth Get Their Day(s) in Court… and Win!!

By Anne Hedges Eleven of the 16 plaintiffs after Day 5 of the trial. Image via Daily Montanan. When 16 young Montanans sued the state over...

September 15, 2023

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DEQ Pursues Enforcement Action Regarding Zortman-Landusky, MEIC Files for Intervention

By Derf Johnson Water must be perpetually treated in the Little Rockies. It’s time to prohibit any further mining activities in the...

September 15, 2023

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NorthWestern Continues Construction Despite Missing Approvals

By Anne Hedges NorthWestern Energy subscribes to the attitude that it’s better to ask for forgiveness than permission when it comes to...

September 15, 2023

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NorthWestern Energy’s Plan to Use Customers as an ATM

By Anne Hedges  MEIC’s Katie Harrison in Great Falls on Aug. 14. Montanans can’t afford Montana’s largest utility. Right now,...

September 15, 2023

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Montana Updates Electric Vehicle Plan

By Kenzie Criswell Montana’s Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) and Department of Transportation (MDT) have joined efforts to...

September 15, 2023

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Montana Land Development: 50 Years Later

By Ann Schwend Average annual percent change in population by county from 1970 to 2021.  Source: Montana REAP. In 1972, Montana’s newly...

September 15, 2023

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Will the EPA Finally Tackle Forever Chemicals?

By Grace Gibson-Snyder Source: Walnut Valley Water District Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances, abbreviated as “PFAS” and often called...

September 15, 2023

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