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• The Passing of Three Montana Heroes
• Down to Earth: June 2025
• From a Board Member: Jim Sayer
• Price Tag for Laurel Gas Plant Remains Primary Issue in Rate Case
• DEQ Gets an “F” in Environmental Analysis for NorthWestern’s Gas Plant
• Montanore Mine Receives FAST-41 Designation
• Trump and Congress Try to Revive Dying Coal Industry
• Coal Mining, Signal Peak Making Moves at the Congressional Level
• Legislative Recap: MEPA and Water Quality Suffer Setbacks, But Session Had Some Bright Spots
• Pushing Against Nuclear
• 2025 MEIC Legislator Scorecard
• MEPA Gets Scapegoated…Again
• Coal Mining: Repeating Past Legislative Mistakes
• Water Quality Takes a Bruising This Session
• Sustainable Communities in the Legislature: It Could Have Been Worse
• Legislators Tapped Out on Energy
• Transmission Makes Progress in Helena
• The Data Center Development Gold Rush Has Reached Montana
• Concerns Around Microplastics and PFAS Creates Coalitions
• After More Than a Decade, Legislature Passes Indigenous Peoples’ Day
• Keeping the Momentum
• From the Executive Director: Playing Defense and Offense
• Press Release: Montana Supreme Court Supports Ability of Public to Access Documents
• Gianforte vetoes bill seeking to add transparency to gubernatorial decision-making
• Now hiring: MEIC Administrative and Development Assistant
• MEIC Statement on Signing of MEPA Bills
• Governor signs suite of bills changing Montana’s environmental laws
• Anne Hedges: Legislature guts public review process despite history of protecting neighbors
• In Montana, Republican State Legislators Fight Back After Successful Youth Climate Lawsuit
• Don’t fix what isn’t broken; Governor should veto HB 664 | Opinion
• Webinar Recording: MEIC Weekly Legislative Update, April 10, 2025
• Press Release: President Grants Pollution Exemption to Coal Plant that Emits Most Air Toxins in the Nation
• Webinar Recording: Ask the Experts: NorthWestern Rate Case
• Legislature advances bills loosening water quality standards
• Webinar Recording: MEIC Weekly Legislative Update, April 3, 2025
• Power struggle: Debate over data center electricity usage, oversight in Montana
• Webinar Recording: MEIC Weekly Legislative Update, March 27, 2025
• Webinar Recording: MEIC Weekly Legislative Update, March 20, 2025
• NorthWestern Energy’s Quest to Raise Rates (Again)
• From a Board Member: Steve Martinez
• Montana Supreme Court Issues Victories for the Climate
• Junque Files: A Victory for Transparency in the Legislative Process
• Trump Round 2: Rolling Back Public Health and Environmental Protections
• Smith River Mine: A Difficult Loss at the Montana Supreme Court
• Legislative Overview: It’s Kind of Gruesome
• 2025 Legislature: MEPA on the Chopping Block
• Energy Bills in the 2025 Legislative Session
• Is NorthWestern Hoodwinking Customers as it Lures Data Centers into the State?
• Will Montana Become a Destination for Nuclear Waste?
• Legislature has Mixed Results in Approaching Permanent Plastic Waste
• Legislature v. Judiciary: Half-Time Report
• Housing, Climate, and the Bridge Between the Two
• Legislature Barrels Toward Land Use Regulations
• The Power of People Taking Action
• The Continued Unraveling of Montana’s Water Protections
• Cabinet Mountains: Forest Service Releases Draft EA on Mining
• Welcome, Denise Roth Barber!
• Canadian Coal Mines & Water Pollution: IJC Update
• The Only Constant in Life is Change
• Down to Earth: March 2025
• Trump rolls back Biden coal policies
• Webinar Recording: MEIC Weekly Legislative Update, March 13, 2025
• ‘Damn concerned’: Some in Butte worry EPA cuts harkening to days of Copper Kings
• Statement from MEIC’s Anne Hedges: Gaslighting Americans is no way to protect clean air, water and land
• Nonprofit leader disputes energy company’s claim that data centers benefit Montana
• Climate Connections: Defend foundational environmental protections
• Webinar Recording: MEIC Weekly Legislative Update, March 6, 2025
• Bill to allow community solar projects clears Senate
• A look into the Libby Exploration Project
• Webinar Recording: MEIC Weekly Legislative Update, Feb. 27, 2025
• Montana’s energy future lies in renewables, not nuclear
• Webinar Recording: MEIC Weekly Legislative Update, Feb. 20, 2025
• Protect the Cabinet Mountains
• Webinar Recording: MEIC Weekly Legislative Update, Feb. 13, 2025
• MEPA and the Montana Legislature
• Grace Gibson-Snyder and Anne Hedges: A love letter to Montana in 2025
• MEPA and the Montana Legislature
• Webinar Recording: MEIC Weekly Legislative Update, Feb. 6, 2025
• Webinar Recording: MEIC Weekly Legislative Update, Jan. 30, 2025
• Webinar Recording: MEIC Weekly Legislative Update, Jan. 23, 2025
• Judge rules Montana lawmakers must make bill draft info public
• Montana court upholds public access to legislative documents
• Press Release: Montana Court Upholds Constitutional Right to Know
• Webinar Recording: MEIC Weekly Legislative Update, Jan. 16, 2025
• Lawmakers can now keep bill draft info private. Few opt to allow public access
• Farewell, and thanks for everything from MEIC’s Executive Director Cari Kimball
• Webinar Recording: MEIC Weekly Legislative Update, Jan. 9, 2025
• Environmental impacts of Yellowstone Generating Station under review
• Now hiring: MEIC Development Officer
• Supreme Court ruling means DEQ must assess greenhouse gas emissions of new power plant
• News Release: Montana Supreme Court Orders Analysis of Climate Impact of Methane Gas Plant 
• News Release: Water-use permit for the Black Butte Copper Mine upheld by the Montana Supreme Court
• Viewpoint: State officials refuse to address climate change
• MEIC’s Derf Johnson testimony at U.S. Committee on House Administration hearing on American Confidence in Elections: Prohibiting Foreign Interference
• Montana’s Energy Transition: A Five Part Series
• Down to Earth: December 2024
• From a Board Member: Gary Aitken
• Legislature Is a Bright Spot Following Election Season
• Supreme Court Rejects NorthWestern’s Bid to Avoid Cleaning Up Colstrip Plant Air Pollution
• MEIC and Partners Pursue Access to “Junque” Files at Legislature
• Why are NorthWestern Energy’s rates so high?
• Montana DEQ Does Bidding of Signal Peak Coal Mine
• Proposed Transmission Line: A Solution with Broad Benefits
• Rural County Adopts Zoning… Against Wind Energy
• Montana’s Energy Transition Part 5: Energy Markets
• Sprawl in Montana is Fillings Its Valleys
• Welcome, Ben Catton!
• What good is saving the planet if we’ve mined it to oblivion?
• It’s Coming: Artificial Intelligence Increases Demand for Energy, Reinvigorates Nuclear
• Karen Knudsen Honored as MEIC’s Conservationist of the Year
• MEIC’s Anne Hedges Honored with Prestigious Award
• Building People Power: Welcoming MEIC’s Community Connectors
• MEIC Directors Reflect on 2024, Look Forward to 2025
• NorthWestern electric rates to drop temporarily, Montana Public Service Commission orders
• EDF, Allies Urge D.C. Circuit to Uphold Strengthened Mercury and Air Toxics Standards
• Lawsuit filed to again open details of draft bills to the public
• Lawsuit asks court to stop Montana Legislative Services from keeping bill draft documents secret
• Press Release: Montanans Challenge Legislature’s New Policy to Conceal Documents
• Down to Earth: October 2024
• From a Board Member: Kathy Juedeman
• Sen. Daines Proposes Privatizing Federal Lands, Skirting Protections
• NorthWestern Energy Moves to Acquire Majority of Antiquated Colstrip Plant
• Signal Peak’s Attempt to Rush Environmental Review Rejected by Federal Court
• DEQ Approves Transfer of Cyanide Heap Leach Mining Permit Near Norris
• PSC Stalls in Considering Petition to Include Climate in Utility Regulation
• NorthWestern Asks to Raise Electricity Rates AGAIN — by 26% more
• NorthWestern Tries to Shut the Public Out of Public Processes
• The Nuclear Myth Endures
• Canadian Selenium: Glencore Buys Teck, the IJC Starts Up, and Pollution Crosses Borders
• Housing Task Force Finalizes Housing Crisis Recommendations
• Subdivision Loophole Undermines Communities and the Environment
• Montana Businesses Support a Smith River Mineral Withdrawal; Does Yours?
• Montana’s Energy Transition Part 4: Expanding Transmission
• MEIC Investigates Air Pollution at Kevin-Sunburst Oil Field with Well Done Foundation
• MEIC Summer Events
• AAA: Daines’ Bill is Misleading
• Webinar Recording — NorthWestern Energy’s 2024 Rate Case
• Conservationists seek to defend basic federal oil and gas fiscal reforms from industry complaint 
• Event Recording — Transmission and the Climate Panel Discussion
• Legislators should protect customers from NorthWestern Energy rate increases, Montanans say
• Conservation groups question Montana DEQ’s proposed water quality assessment methods
• U.S. Supreme Court declines to block emissions rule that requires Colstrip upgrades
• U.S. Supreme Court declines to hear Colstrip pollution challenge
• Water watchdogs: DEQ’s pollution methods come up short
• Legislature aims to require waiver for public access to behind-the-scene bill drafting discussions
• Press Release: Conservation and agriculture groups challenge Montana’s approval of Bull Mountain coal mine expansion
• Groups challenge Montana DEQ’s decision to allow more coal mining for Bull Mountain Mine
• 2024 Board of Directors Election
• Four things to know about NorthWestern Energy’s newest rate hike request
• Voices: NorthWestern Energy’s Greenwashing Scam
• We’re hiring! Montana Legislative and Program Assistant
• Montana Public Service Commission to investigate NorthWestern Energy committee
• Second annual Billings Climate Week kicked off Saturday night
• NorthWestern Energy, Talen to Supreme Court: New EPA rules ‘put an untenable burden on Colstrip’
• Press Release: Federal Court Clarifies 2023 Changes to National Environmental Policy Act For First Time
• Viewpoint: NorthWestern Energy’s missteps in a changing climate
• Speak up for Clean Air: Tell our elected officials that MATS is good for Montana
• Montana one of the few states that raised residential power rates, dropped all others
• NorthWestern to acquire more of Colstrip while other utilities unload coal
• NorthWestern Energy announces deal to acquire larger share of Colstrip power plant
• Watchdogs decry ongoing reclamation limbo at Montana Tunnels mine
• Montana PSC asks NorthWestern about allegations it’s working contrary to Montana law
• Statement from MEIC’s Anne Hedges on NorthWestern Energy’s announcement about acquiring Puget Sound Energy’s shares of the Colstrip coal-fired power plant.
• Down to Earth: July 2024
• Down to Earth: March 2024
• Carbon Capture and Storage: Best Intentions Leading to Corporate Benefits
• Hecla says ‘bad actor’ lawsuit dismissed, coalition vows to keep fighting mine
• DEQ’s approval of cyanide-based mining near Norris raises concerns
• Press Release: Tribes, Conservation Groups Vow Continued Fight Against Irresponsible Mining After “Bad Actor” Retirement
• Montana SupCo hears youth climate-changing lawsuit appeal
• Congress Moving in Wrong Direction with Passage of ADVANCE Act
• Montana Supreme Court to hear oral arguments in climate change case Wednesday
• From a Board Member: Beth Taylor-Wilson
• OSM Rejects Legislation that Weakened Water Protections
• Montana and Wyoming BLM to Phase Out Federal Coal Leasing
• Senator Daines Carries Water for Corrupt Coal Corporation
• EPA Releases Greenhouse Gas Rule for Power Plants
• Montanans Don’t Deserve Highest Coal Plant Pollution Rate in the Nation
• Supreme Court Hears MEIC Challenge to NorthWestern Gas Plant
• An Opportunity to Protect the Smith
• Montana’s Energy Transition: Part 3 Demand Side Management
• When Will the PSC Start Caring About Reliability and Affordability?
• Coal Train Pollution Subject of EPA Meeting
• Exxon Shakes Down Taxpayers with SE Montana Carbon Sequestration Project
• EPA Strengthens Vehicle Pollution Standard
• The PSC is Not Above the Law When it Comes to Climate
• MEPA Stakeholder Group Wraps Up: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
• Welcome, Laura!
• PSC Overrides Staff and Public In Review of NorthWestern’s IRP
• Montana Attorney General Denies Access to Public Records and Sides with Foreign Mining Company
• Bitterrooters Ban Together Against Rare Earth Mining
• MEIC Completes an Anti-Racism Audit, Begins the Real Work
• Our Decisions Today Can Create a Better Tomorrow
• GOP LEGISLATORS QUESTION PSC PETITION TO CONSIDER CLIMATE COSTS
• Groups sue to force PSC to decide on climate-change rulemaking
• Environmental groups seek court action over climate petition
• Groups ask court to force PSC decision on climate change petition
• Press Release: Petitioners file motion to press Montana Public Service Commission to fulfill duty to consider climate
• Montana law professor weighs chances of Held vs. Montana
• State working group debates over how to assess greenhouse gas emissions
• Daines proposes coal land swap, reinstatement of Signal Peak’s mine expansion plan
• DEQ WORKING GROUP HAGGLES OVER ENVIRONMENTAL RECOMMENDATIONS
• Climate impact analysis procedures among recommendations in MEPA work group’s report
• Guest column: Let’s band together to protect our Smith River!
• MEIC: Montana PSC using ‘stall tactic’ with climate petition
• Smith River coalition petitions Forest Service to withdraw mineral leases
• ‘Monumental Decision’: Biden Admin Proposes Ending Coal Leasing in Nation’s Most Productive Mining Area
• Health officials say politicians, utilities ignore health impacts of Colstrip pollution
• Montana Supreme Court hears arguments on permits for Laurel power plant
• Webinar Recording — Montana Climate Action Updates
• Webinar Recording — Protecting Montanans’ Health from Coal Plant Toxins
• Press Release: EPA updates air quality standards, lowers allowable amount of emitted mercury and air toxics
• PSC hears supporters, opponents on petition on climate change
• Montana PSC hears testimony on proposal to account for costs of climate change
• Energy costs main factor in closure of division at Butte company
• Climate fix or pollution pipeline?
• Montana groups: Coal mining bill that would have weakened water quality won’t become law
• Supreme Court hears arguments on water permits for copper mine near Smith River
• Montana Supreme Court weighs arguments in second lawsuit over Smith River copper mine
• Climate Connections: NW Energy plan endangers climate, increases bills
• From a Board Member: Neal Ullman
• A Hard-Fought Victory for Clean Water at the Rosebud Mine
• Businesses, Health, and Conservation Groups Say PSC Must Consider Climate
• New Imaging Reveals Invisible Pollution at Refineries and in the Home
• NorthWestern Plows Ahead with Boondoggle Gas Plant
• Turn Off That Leaky Pipeline: Methane Gas No Cleaner Than Coal
• The Truth about NorthWestern’s Carbon-Free Generation
• Poor Planning and Misguided Investments Put NorthWestern Customers at Risk
• The Inevitable Wind-down of Montana’s Coal Mines
• Montana’s Energy Transition Part 2: Decarbonizing Energy
• MEPA Work Group Evaluating Bedrock Environmental Law
• The Montana Route That Could
• The Legislative “Off-Season:” Interim Committee Update
• DEQ Climate Planning Falls Short
• How Short-Term Rentals Can Drive Sprawl
• Moving Forward Without Nuclear Energy
• Welcome, Shannon James!
• Hope Springs Early and Often
• Montana land proposed for solar power
• Montana Public Service Commission: NorthWestern ‘undermining’ regulators
• Court says PSC, NorthWestern Energy, violated renewable energy law
• Press Release: Montana Supreme Court Again Rebukes NorthWestern Energy on Clean Energy Projects
• Sustainable Communities Advocate or Director
• “Moving Beyond Nuclear Energy” presentation at Great Falls Public Library
• Webinar Recording — The Future is Now: Montana’s Energy Transition
• 40+ Montana Businesses and Organizations Petition the Montana Public Service Commission to Consider Climate Change
• Petitioners: Public Service Commission has ‘most consequential role’ on future of Montana
• Press Release: Montana Organizations and Businesses Petition Public Service Commission to Consider Climate Costs in Utility Regulation
• Montana Supreme Court sides with DEQ, Tintina, in dispute over central Montana copper mine
• Judge sides with NorthWestern in Laurel power plant suit
• PSC to investigate NorthWestern Energy’s decisions during January cold spell
• DEQ initiates bond forfeiture at Montana Tunnels
• Working group meets to discuss changes to state environmental regulations
• Cold snap fuels Montana’s coal power debate
• Nick Fitzmaurice: Poor Planning Puts NorthWestern’s Reliability at Risk
• NorthWestern touts coal, natural gas, in meeting record energy demand
• Webinar Recording — Moving Forward without Nuclear: Montana’s Path to Clean, Reliable Electricity
• DEQ work group to assess state environmental law
• DEQ to strike mentions of 30-day public comment periods
• Anne Hedges: NorthWestern Energy tops this year’s naughty list
• Guest opinion: Yellowstone County Generating Station process undermines community and youth voices
• Clean energy gains momentum in Montana
• Now hiring: Climate and Campaigns Organizer
• Down to Earth: December 2023
• Webinar: Exempt Wells
• Montana supreme court sends coal mine permit back to environmental review board
• From a Board Member: Jessie Wiles
• PSC Approves NorthWestern’s 28% Electricity Rate Hike for Residents
• Keeping an Eye on Hydrogen Hubs
• Will State Listen to the Public on MEPA and the Climate?
• What’s the Deal with the Social Cost of Greenhouse Gases?
• Montana’s Terrible Plan to Grease the Skids for a Massive Wyoming Coal Mine
• The Federal Government Recommends Reform of Outdated Mining Laws
• Water Pollution Knows No Borders: How Canadian Coal is Poisoning Montana Waters
• HB 576 & SB 392: The Next Chapter in the Story of the Coal Industry’s Undue Influence on Montana Government
• Signal Peak mine causes surface damage, safety hazards
• Montana’s Energy Transition Part 1
• DEQ Climate Emissions & Resilience Planning
• The Linchpin to Decarbonization in the West?
• MT Dept. of Transportation’s Carbon Reduction Plan Falls Flat
• Climate Implications of Land Use Planning
• Exempt Wells: Montana’s White Elephant Gift?
• Extraordinary Hope: A Conversation with Roger Sullivan
• Year in Review with the Executive Director: Reflecting with Pride, Anticipating with Hope
• Press Release: Montana Supreme Court Rules Department of Environmental Quality Failed to Protect Water Near Rosebud Coal Mine
• A Message of Solidarity Against Violence in Palestine
• Montana Supreme Court revokes Rosebud coal mine expansion
• Coal mine expansion permit vacated by Montana Supreme Court
• Supreme Court halts Westmoreland coal field expansion near Colstrip
• What is Montana doing to address climate change: Part 1
• Tell DEQ MEPA must consider climate NOW
• Residents living near Montana coal mines warn feds about new state laws
• Feds scrutinizing Montana’s new mining laws
• NorthWestern rate increase hits 28% for residential customers
• MT part of $1 billion hydrogen hub
• Tribes urge U.S., Canada to reach promised agreement on Lake Koocanusa selenium
• Public Calls on DEQ to Abide by Held Decision, Analyze Impacts to Climate Change
• Public Service Commission approves NorthWestern Energy rate hike
• Montana Public Service Commission votes to increase NorthWestern Energy rates
• Webinar: MT Legislative Interim Committees
• Industrial lobbyists say Montana environmental laws too burdensome
• Conservation groups seek federal intervention in central Montana coal mine
• MT seeks public input on environmental policy
• Montana stakeholders react to proposed hardrock mining reforms on federal lands
• Public urges state to act on climate change
• Montana Environmental Information Center co-director reflects on the nonprofit’s 50th anniversary
• Gianforte Administration touts solar project in Dillon
• Environmental groups push to clamp down on coal dust from trains
• From the Executive Director
• Judge Temporarily Suspends Enforcement of Bad Coal Laws
• Judge Orders Release of Gianforte Comms with Bad Actor Mining Corporation
• Montana Youth Get Their Day(s) in Court… and Win!!
• DEQ Pursues Enforcement Action Regarding Zortman-Landusky, MEIC Files for Intervention
• NorthWestern Continues Construction Despite Missing Approvals
• NorthWestern Energy’s Plan to Use Customers as an ATM
• Montana Updates Electric Vehicle Plan
• Montana Land Development: 50 Years Later
• Will the EPA Finally Tackle Forever Chemicals?
• Healthcare and Climate Change
• Conversation with a Founder: Robin Tawney Nichols
• Honoring Jim Jensen, 2023 Conservationist of the Year
• Thanks to Our Summer Staff!
• Welcome, Nicholas Fitzmaurice!
• Billings Climate Week marks first-of-its-kind week-long climate event in Montana
• Down to Earth: September 2023
• Donations and Grassroots Support Help MEIC Preserve Montana’s Natural Beauty for Future Generations
• Missoulians united in opposition to NorthWestern plan, 28% rate increase
• ‘This Changes Everything’: Experts Respond to Landmark Youth Climate Ruling
• Hearings regarding Yellowstone County Generating Station
• Impacts of Held vs. Montana decision already being seen in Montana
• NorthWestern Energy customers raise energy planning concerns
• Laurel residents tell court they were cut out of public process in gas plant permitting
• Citizens want input on zoning for power plant near Laurel, rally in Billings
• Ruling: Held v State of Montana, August 14, 2023
• PSC hosts public hearing regarding NorthWestern Energy plan
• 2023 Board of Directors Candidate Bios
• 16 Young People Sued Montana Over the Climate. The Planet Won.
• George Ochenski: Gov. Gianforte dead wrong on ‘bad actor’ decision
• NorthWestern energy plan out for public comment, listening sessions planned
• NorthWestern Energy presents new Integrated Resource Plan
• Gov to appeal order to release records on ‘bad actor’ mining decision
• Public Service Commission president: ‘Exorbitant rates’ ahead if Montana fails to plan for energy
• Will the reduction of red tape put conservation success at risk?
• Potential mine near Sheep Creek worries Bitterroot Valley residents
• Climate Activists Want to See More Constitutions Like Montana’s
• Voices: Montana youth lead the way – but they shouldn’t have to
• Chief district judge places two new coal mining laws on hold
• Federal Court halts two new Montana coal mining laws
• Press Release: Federal Court Prohibits Enforcement of Changes to Montana’s Mining Law for Seven Months
• Judge orders Gianforte to release all records in ‘bad actor’ mining case
• Helena judge orders Gianforte to produce communications with mining company
• Judge orders Gianforte to turn over records related to ‘bad actor’ decision
• Youth advocates make their groundbreaking case in court for climate action
• Press Release: Tribes, Conservation Groups Seek Intervention in Enforcement Action Against Little Rocky Mountains Miners
• The Montana Supreme Court takes up permitting for Black Butte copper project
• Montana Supreme Court hears arguments on Black Butte Copper project permit
• Montana Supreme Court hears arguments in White Sulphur Springs copper mine permit case
• Montana’s Narrow Defense in Youth Climate Trial Was Devoid of Climate Science
• Mont. officials tell youth they can’t consider climate change
• DEQ Director, Economist Testify for State as Climate Trial Winds Down
• Hard rock mining report emphasizes the public weal and not the woes
• DEQ employees, ‘climate economist,’ testify for state in Montana climate change trial
• Montana begins (and ends) defense in landmark climate change trial
• Young People in Historic Climate Trial Rest Their Case
• Experts in Youth Climate Trial Say Montana’s Legislative and Executive Branches Favor Fossil Fuel Industry
• Court Hears Expert Testimony About How Montana ‘Doubled Down on Fossil Fuels’ and Became ‘Outright Hostile’ to Clean Energy
• Montana’s youth climate trial reaches its halfway point
• Copper mine case argued before Montana Supreme Court on June 21
• Environmental policy expert says at trial Montana has moved backward in fighting climate change
• Montana’s CO2 emissions threaten Indigenous traditions, plaintiffs argue in climate trial
• New BLM Public Lands Rule a Win-Win for Montana
• From a Board Member: Bruce Bender
• Yellowstone County Generating Station on Hold
• The 2023 Session: Foul Air, Dirtier Water, an Unstable Climate, and More Sprawl
• NorthWestern Energy Secures Title of Montana Supervillain During Rate Case
• NorthWestern’s IRP is as Bad as We Expected (But Who’s Surprised?)
• The Legislature’s Last Minute Attacks on Constitutional Protections
• Clean Energy at the Legislature: Not Good, But It Could Have Been Worse
• The Legislature Undermines Local Control for the Fossil Fuel Industry
• SB 232: A Good Step Towards Government Accountability
• MEIC Goes to Court to Protect Northwest Montana Water from Selenium Pollution
• Coal Mining’s Last Gasp at the Legislature?
• Sustainable Communities and the 2023 Legislature
• 2023 MEIC Voting Scorecard
• Inside and Out: Member Advocacy During the 2023 Session
• Housing is an Environmental Issue
• Farewell, Ian and Matthew!
• EPA Rules To Limit Coal’s Impacts: The Good, Bad, and Mediocre
• From the Executive Director: Pulling at the Threads of Injustice
• Montanans react to ‘first of its kind’ climate trial in Helena
• Judge Rules Montana Gas-Fired Plant Can Move Forward, While Landmark Climate Case Begins
• Down to Earth: June 2023
• Guest view: Montana youth lead the way – but they shouldn’t have to
• Judge lifts stay on Laurel power plant construction
• ‘To a Clean and Healthful Environment’
• Montana lawmakers double down on fossil fuels in 2023 legislative session
• Legislature overrides veto on state agency ‘right-to-know’ bill
• Montana Youth Prepare for Trial in Bellwether Climate Case Against State
• The Battle for Clean Energy in Coal Country
• Environmentalists Sue to Block New Montana Coal Mining Laws
• Montana’s new coal-friendly laws draw legal challenges
• Environmental groups file suit over Koocanusa selenium levels
• Press Release: Groups Challenge Legislature’s Unlawful Attempts to Weaken Montana Coal Laws
• Coalition sues state in federal court for coal mining laws passed by legislature
• Montana Rolls Back Environmental Protections
• Montana’s new law banning climate impact reviews sparks backlash from environmental experts
• Clark Fork Coalition, others sue to keep Lake Koocanusa selenium limit
• A Climate Trial in Montana Sets the Scene for More
• Environmentalists sue to protect Lake Koocanusa selenium rule
• Why Montana is emerging as a must-watch climate battleground
• Montana GOP tries to derail first U.S. climate trial
• Montana regulators sued over mining pollution
• Teck Coal named in US legal action over selenium contamination from BC mines
• Press Release: Conservation Groups Go to Court Alongside Montana DEQ to Protect Montana and Idaho Waters From Canadian Coal Mine Pollution
• Montana Governor Signs Bill Banning State Agencies From Analyzing Climate Impacts
• Gianforte signs bill banning state agencies from analyzing climate impacts
• Three takeaways from lawmakers’ approach to natural resources management
• EPA carbon emissions plan raises challenges for Colstrip
• New Montana laws plow through environmental regulations for fossil fuels
• How the 68th Legislature shaped Montana’s energy policy
• MEIC’s Legislative Wrap-Up – May 4, 2023
• Legislature eases regulations on subdivision water, septic rules
• Groups urging veto of bill related to Paradise Valley gold mine ruling
• MEIC’s Weekly Legislative update – April 27, 2023
• First constitutional climate case set for trial clears pretrial conference
• Republican lawmakers advanced bills to keep climate change out of state permitting
• What does it mean to have the right to a ‘clean and healthful environment’?
• MEIC’s Weekly Legislative update – April 20, 2023
• 11th-hour bill seeking changes to environmental regs passes committee
• Republicans rush bill to keep DEQ from assessing greenhouse gases
• Despite push for renewable electricity, coal habit proves hard to break
• GOP lawmakers target legal challenges to environmental enforcement
• Montana Republicans take aim at environmental reviews, regulations
• MEIC’s Weekly Legislative update – April 13, 2023
• Opponents say NorthWestern is a company ‘in distress,’ while Pinocci concerned about rate shock
• NorthWestern’s would-be rate increase 28% higher than rates last August
• Climate scientist testifies NorthWestern’s incomplete energy planning hurting customers, investors
• NW Energy agreement proposes high residential electricity rates
• Montana Judge Cancels Air Permit for Gas-Fired Power Plant
• Judge cancels Montana gas plant permit over climate impacts
• Sixteen Kids Are Fighting the Climate Crisis in Court
• Judge cancels Montana gas plant permit over climate impacts
• Yellowstone County judge revokes Laurel gas plant permit
• MEIC’s Weekly Legislative update – April 6, 2023
• Montana court vacates air permit for NorthWestern Energy’s $275M Laurel power plant
• Court Rules that Air Quality Permit for Laurel Gas Plant is Unlawful
• Judge orders halt to construction of NorthWestern power plant in Laurel
• Pair of bills seeking to restrict nonprofits’ access to legal remedies passes Senate
• Montana Environmental Policy Act ‘voluntary’ with SB 557, opponent says
• Bill would tax nonprofits that bring lawsuits against government
• Montana Supreme Court hears arguments in mining case at MSU’s Law Day
• Bill to undo court action against Yellowstone area gold mine advances
• MEIC’s Weekly Legislative update – March 30, 2023
• Lawmakers consider taxing non-profits suing state agencies
• The Montana Legislature v. local climate action
• MEIC’s Weekly Legislative update – March 23, 2023
• Energy Transition Advocate
• Bill to add an annual fee to electric vehicle is nearing governor’s desk
• House holds hearing on bill redistricting PSC
• MEIC’s Weekly Legislative update – March 16, 2023
• EPA and Montana Resources promise action after InvestigateWest report exposes public health concerns
• Montana Legislature begins tackling proposed amendments to state constitution
• From a Board Member: Kathy Juedeman
• Judge Protects Bull Mountains’ Water, Ranchers from Coal Mine
• Protecting Clean Water from the Rosebud Mine Expansion
• MEIC’s Mid-Session Report
• How to Engage in the Second Half of the Session
• Montana Legislature: Energy Bills Could Burden Consumers
• Montana Legislature: A Race to the Bottom on Coal, Water Regulations
• Sustainable Communities in the Legislative Limelight
• Montana Legislature: How Water Policy Loopholes Drive Sprawl
• Showing Up for Our Environment
• Solutions to Persistent Plastic Pollution Tabled
• EPA reinstates mercury rule for power plants
• Another Mining Company Files for Bankruptcy Protection
• NorthWestern Energy Can’t Stop Moving Backwards
• NorthWestern Energy Wants More of Colstrip (hold on to your wallets)
• Public Records Request Shines Light on EPA’s Misbehavior in Butte
• MEIC Who: Hernandez Family
• MEIC’s 50th Anniversary Celebration
• Our Connections Create the Wins and Weather the Losses
• Pitches to ask voters to change Constitution remain in spotlight
• Down to Earth: March 2023
• Democrats pitch $500 million housing trust fund
• Bill establishing workforce housing trust fund hears strong support in committee
• MEIC’s Weekly Legislative update – March 9, 2023
• Voices are needed to protect our climate at the legislature
• Groups eye water bills at Montana Legislature
• Montana Senate passes public record request bill
• Court sticks with Signal Peak Mine expansion ban
• MEIC’s Weekly Legislative update – March 2, 2023
• Ban on plastic foam containers for food serving, packaging tabled
• MEIC’s Weekly Legislative update – Feb. 23, 2023
• Land planning overhaul would prioritize proactive urban planning
• Bill would create gas tax equivalent for electric vehicles
• MEIC’s Weekly Legislative update – Feb. 16, 2023
• Libby Lawmaker Introduces Bill to Weaken Selenium Safeguard on Lake Koocanusa
• Libby lawmaker eyes legislative change to Lake Koocanusa selenium standard
• ‘Power to the people’: Bill would restore local control over plastics
• Time to clear the air about Butte’s Greeley neighborhood
• Missoula, Bozeman battle against single-use plastics, but is legislature listening?
• Judge halts Signal Peak coal mine expansion
• Judge orders full environmental analysis for Signal Peak before expansion
• Judge blocks coal mine expansion sought by Signal Peak
• Lawmakers battle local governments over zoning rules
• MEIC’s Weekly Legislative update – Feb. 9, 2023
• Legislature weighs bill to exempt some small subdivisions from environmental review
• MEIC’s Weekly Legislative update – Feb. 2, 2023
• Bill to add ‘free market’ solution to housing crisis with lot sizes rallies proponents
• Bill would force Montana cities to allow smaller home lots
• Montana bill seeks to preemptively prohibit bans on energy sources
• Bill would give majority party more power on Montana interim committees
• Climate Connections: Climate momentum is building in Montana
• Anne Hedges speaks at the Climate Advocacy Rally in Helena
• MEIC’s Weekly Legislative update – Jan. 26, 2023
• Madison Valley residents weigh in on controversial gravel pit expansion near Ennis
• Missoula county opposes bill banning government-created solar-ready zones
• Bill aims to put federal injunction thresholds in place in Montana
• Bill would keep ESG considerations out of MT’s investing decisions
• MEIC’s Weekly Legislative update – Jan. 19, 2023
• Advocates rally for climate action at Montana Capitol
• Avista Corp, NorthWestern Energy, agree to Colstrip ownership transfer
• Northwestern to Acquire Colstrip Coal-fired Units as Other States Go Green
• Environmental group blasts NorthWestern Energy’s new Colstrip deal
• NorthWestern Energy to increase ownership share in Colstrip
• Legislature to consider adding environmental rights to the constitution
• A Faked Kidnapping and Cocaine: A Montana Mine’s Descent Into Chaos
• MEIC’s Weekly Legislative update – Jan. 12, 2023
• Bill would let Montana counties consolidate land use boards
• Bills aimed at speeding up construction in Montana see little opposition in Senate committee
• Bill to abolish Montana energy policy sparks debate about climate, separation of powers
• MEIC’s Weekly Legislative update – Jan. 5, 2023
• Montana tries again on annual fees for electric vehicles
• Take Action: Tell DEQ that Big Sky’s Quarry Project Would Harm the Gallatin River
• Montana Housing Task Force submits specific recommendations
• Officials are optimistic about the Madison River a year after dam malfunction, but unknowns remain
• MEIC Legislative Huddle
• Complaint asks the federal government to step in to oversee violations at Signal Peak mine
• Board of Environmental Review seeks selenium rule redo
• Montana Tunnels mine seeks bankruptcy protection
• Signal Peak: A Timeline of Corruption
• From a Board Member
• The 2023 Legislature: Your Constitutional Rights Are in Jeopardy
• Sustainable Communities Legislative Outlook
• How to Get Involved at the Legislature: A Menu
• Another (!) Expansion of the Rosebud Coal Mine Ruled Illegal
• NorthWestern Energy Wants Customers to Pay $364 More Each Year
• Another Challenge to NorthWestern’s Methane Plant Near Laurel
• Nuclear at Colstrip? Not so fast.
• Does Montana need fossil fuels to keep the lights on? (Hint: No)
• NorthWestern’s Long-Term Energy Plan Ignores Clean Energy… Again
• CHS Water Pollution: Dead Minnows, Arsenic, and Broken Dreams
• Victory in Big Sky at the Lazy J Subdivision
• Mining Beneath the Cabinet Mountains Wilderness: An Update
• Eventually, A River Runs Brew It
• Sound Land Use Planning Laws Will Build Sustainable Communities
• Will the Legislature Fix the Problems with the Opencut Mining Law?
• Member Spotlight: Deborah Hanson
• Meet New MEIC Staff
• Legacies and Lives Well-Lived
• Montana Loses Conservation Champion, Tim Crawford
• Down to Earth: December 2022
• Climate on trial: Montana youth take on state energy policy
• Editorial: A court ruling that’s good for the Gallatin
• New York cracks down on carbon fuel-based crypto-mining operations
• Lazy J South loses DEQ permit
• Judge orders DEQ to reexamine discharge permit for Big Sky subdivision
• Press Release: Gallatin County District Court Rules in Favor of Environmental Groups
• Legal action seeks to clarify local authority for NorthWestern’s gas plant near Laurel
• Montana Resources considers more air quality monitoring of ‘fugitive dust’
• Ann Schwend: Sound land use planning laws will build sustainable communities
• Derf Johnson: 50 years of the Clean Water Act: More must be done for Montana’s rivers, streams, and lakes
• What’s the Public Service Commission and why does it matter? Meeting recording
• Laurel, Yellowstone County sued over gas-fired power plant
• Opinion: Trudeau’s indifference to mining catastrophe is hypocritical and dangerous
• Gas, Gas, and More Gas: Reviewing NorthWestern’s Plan for Montana’s energy future event series
• Feds, state bungled mine permit, Judge rules
• What the Hell is Going on With the Colstrip Power Plant??
• Tribe, conservation groups join DEQ to analyze new Zortman mining
• Fort Belknap tribe, conservation groups file to intervene in Zortman-Landusky dispute
• 2023 Montana Legislative Assistant
• Down to Earth: September 2022
• Montana Land Development: The Montana Subdivision Inventory Project, 1975
• 2022 Board of Directors Candidate Bios
• BLM to resconsider Montana, oil, gas and leases in Montana after settlement with environmmental groups
• Montana’s Unsung Hero
• Big Victory Against Leasing Coal on Public Lands
• Zinke’s Gift to the Coal Industry Ruled Illegal
• Two Victories on Oil & Gas Leasing
• It’s Time for a Real Investigation of Signal Peak’s Coal Mine
• PSC Kicks the Can Down the Road with IRP rules
• NorthWestern Continues to Fight Against Low Income Energy Assistance
• NorthWestern Tries to Skirt the Law in Rate Case
• Will Cities Adopt Montana’s New Climate-Conscious Building Codes?
• As Montana Prepares for EVs, Legislators Weigh Taxes
• Massive Colstrip Coal Mine Expansion Approval Challenged
• Building Sustainable Montana Communities
• MEIC and Montana’s Progressive Constitution
• How does the Montana Constitution change?
• The Inflation Reduction Act: Two Steps Forward, One Step Back
• MEIC Hits the Road in Eastern Montana
• DEQ: Ignoring Neighbors Makes Permitting Faster
• Meet Ann Schwend
• Montana’s Officials Need to Go Back to School
• Editorial: Governing should happen in public
• How the sweeping Inflation Reduction Act could transform energy development in Montana
• Gianforte wields ‘executive privilege’ argument against sensitive records requests
• PSC hears pushback on new rules, but NorthWestern gives them the nod
• Administrative and Development Assistant
• ‘Big Win’ for Public Lands and Climate as US Judge Reinstates Coal Lease Ban
• Montanans oppose state’s new gravel pit rules, process
• Citizens blast DEQ, Legislature, Gianforte administration for new mining rules, warn of lawsuits
• Federal Court Rejects Wyoming Montana Coal Mining Plan
• Whose PSC is it, anyway?
• Problems with gravel pit leniency attracts legislative attention
• How To Be an Advocate: Participating in Montana Public Processes
• DEQ issues $516,000 fine for alleged mining activity at site of former Zortman mine
• It’s the pits: Residents, environmental advocates frustrated at new opencut mining law
• Signal Peak coal mine opponents seek federal investigation alleging disregard for the law
• MEIC Statement on Recent Supreme Court Decisions
• Groups appeal state’s decision to allow coal mine expansion near Colstrip
• Neighbors in Arlee feel ‘voiceless’ after new state law reduced regulations on gravel pits
• Federal oil lease sale in Montana stirs little interest
• Supreme Court ruling unlikely to impact Montana energy
• Lawsuit Challenges Biden’s Resumption of Oil, Gas Leasing on Public Lands
• Environmental groups sue Biden administration for resuming oil and gas lease sales
• Environmental groups sue Biden administration for failing to consider climate change in oil leasing
• Republican states aim to protect massive coal mine from environmentalists
• Helena passes nearly $100 million preliminary budget
• Down to Earth: June 2022
• HIGH AND DRY: Toxic coal ash could be the next opportunity — or broken promise — for the Northern Cheyenne Tribe
• Some People in This Montana Mining Town Worry About the Dust Next Door
• How Ryan Zinke Went Full Trump To Get Ahead In Montana
• From a Board Member
• A Major Victory for the Smith River
• Victory at Bull Mountain – Again
• Montana Youths Go to Court for the Climate
• NorthWestern Energy: Would You Want Them Next Door?
• Reform the 1872 General Mining Act? It’s up to you.
• The Active Mine Next Door: Butte Neighborhood Demands Answers
• Colstrip Coal Plant Owner Talen Energy is in a Deep Hole
• Community Action Works – at Least It Used To
• EPA Nixes Major Parts of Montana’s Nutrient Pollution Plan
• “Magic Internet Money” Undermines Climate Progress
• MEIC Taking on Oil & Gas, from Cradle to Grave
• Legislative Committee Hears About Energy Choices for Montana
• Show Us How You’ll Get to Net Zero, NorthWestern
• NorthWestern Energy Resource Procurement Planning is Underway
• Nuclear Electricity Generation – How Does It Work?
• Helena Residents Want City Action on Climate Change
• Right Here, Right Now
• Lease sale brings various protests
• Mining Companies Strike Gold by Destroying Public Lands
• Debate continues over merits of small nuclear reactors in Montana
• Montana lawmakers briefed on Talen bankruptcy
• Groups File Legal Protests Targeting Oil and Gas Leasing on Federal Lands
• Spring Update Series: Dirty Energy
• EPA asked to rule on Montana’s change to nutrients standards
• Spring Update Series: Clean Energy
• 5 Easy Steps to Get Off Gas
• Spring Update Series: Hardrock Mining
• Sustainable Communities & Planning Advocate
• Mom Guilt
• Fossil fuels v our future: young Montanans wage historic climate fight
• State will appeal Black Butte mine decision
• Judge halts mine project that could affect iconic Smith River
• Judge says MT DEQ unlawfully approved construction of Black Butte Copper Mine
• Smith River one step closer to protections from Black Butte Copper Mine after court ruling
• Separating Truth from Fiction: What the crisis in Ukraine really means for U.S. oil and gas
• NorthWestern Energy proposes monitoring fish, bolstering habitat along Madison River following dam malfunction
• NorthWestern Energy proposes mitigation plan following Madison River’s dewatering
• Anne Hedges: Gunderson’s opencut law leaves neighbors in the dust
• Derf Johnson, Scott Bosse, David Brooks: Why we don’t want a mine on the Smith: an open letter to Rob Scargill
• US court faults Signal Peak coal mine expansion review
• Bob Campbell’s constitutional legacy
• Court Strikes Down Montana Coal Mine Expansion
• Federal Court Rejects Coal Mine Expansion Unlawfully Authorized by Trump
• Appeals Court Says U.S. Downplayed Coal Mine’s Climate Impacts
• 9th Circuit revives challenge to Signal Peak’s coal-mine expansion
• The selenium battle of Lake Koocanusa
• Commissioners Not Telling the Truth About Selenium Standard
• Another Court Says Rosebud Mine Expansion Was Illegal
• Down to Earth: March 2022
• How the Montana Constitution shapes the state’s environmental landscape
• 34 Organizations Sign on to Letter with Requests for Montana’s Regional Haze Program
• Neighbors unload on gravel pit project
• Climate groups sue Interior Department over controversial Black Friday report on oil and gas leasing
• Commissioners not telling the truth about selenium standard
• Editorial: The public deserves to know why Montana dropped ‘bad actor’ claim
• Groups sue Governor’s Office, state over public records delay
• Show us how you’ll get to net zero, NorthWestern
• Who is following up on Hebgen Dam?
• Guest view: MT Supreme Court should choose energy security
• Regional Haze: It’s Time to Clear the Air recording
• From the Executive Director: Mom Guilt
• The Mad Rush to Weaken Montana Water Quality Standards
• DEQ Finally Heeds Tribal Concerns about Mining at Zortman-Landusky
• The Laurel Generating Station’s Unsafe Pipeline
• Montana’s Do-Nothing Plan Will Prolong Hazy Skies
• EPA Moves to Reverse Trump-Era Mercury Rule
• Clear Laws for Clean Cars
• Nuclear Power: Brave New World or Deja Vu?
• Why Land Use Matters 101
• 32 Organizations Ask NorthWestern’s Board for a Measurable Decarbonization Plan
• Inside MEIC: The State of the Organization
• Transmission: A Key to a Clean Energy Future
• Crypto Mining Ourselves into a Hole
• 150 Years is Too Long to Wait for Federal Mining Reform
• How to Become an Advocate
• Two Smiths in a Day
• In Memory of Michaelynn
• Meet Ian Lund
• NorthWestern announces plans to be net-zero on carbon emissions by 2050
• Opencut Rulemaking in Progress
• Group warns small nuclear reactors come up short on promises
• Bitcoin miners revived a dying coal plant – then CO2 emissions soared
• Montana and federal agencies ignored environmental law in approving coal mine expansion
• Courts deal blow to southeastern Montana coal mine
• Here are the last coal plants clinging to life in the American West
• Michaelynn Hawk remembered for activism ‘from the heart’
• Thirty-Nine States, Including California, Failed to Submit Pollution Reduction Plans to the Environmental Protection Agency, NPCA Reports
• Why Does the State Defend Signal Peak Energy, Montana’s “Den of Thievery”?
• Teck is fighting Montana pollution rules it doesn’t have to follow. Why? Look to B.C.
• Keep Our Rivers Clean: Proposed nutrient standards recording
• Biden Interior Department defends Trump-era coal-mining plans
• Groups file complaint over Hebgen Dam malfunction
• Sustainable Missoula: Watershed Sustainability and Our Community
• Environmental groups want Northwestern Energy to fund ecological assessment after dam malfunction
• Environmental groups call for investigation of Hebgen Dam malfunction
• Water groups file federal complaint over Hebgen Dam failure
• Public Voices Strong Opposition to Proposed Zortman Mine Exploration
• Groups request independent investigation into Hebgen Dam malfunction
• Hebgen Lake businesses join outcry over NorthWestern Energy dam management
• Organizations Request Investigation of NorthWestern Energy’s Permit Violations
• Billings -area groups among Ping Foundation grant recipients
• Down to Earth: December 2021
• The 1872 General Mining Act is Slated to Turn 150
• Tribes, Partner Organizations Sue DEQ Over “Bad Actor” Law
• Customers Demand a Clean Energy Future from NorthWestern Energy CEO Bob Rowe in Open Letter
• Nutrient Pollution Threatens Montana’s Waterways, Economy, & Way of Life
• Records Sought on Climate Failure of Biden Oil, Gas Review
• Conservation Organizations Call on Gov. Gianforte to Hold NorthWestern Energy Accountable for Madison River Disaster
• Tribes, Conservation Groups File Legal Action To Compel Montana DEQ to Enforce “Bad Actor” Law Against Hecla Mining Executive
• Don’t Fall for Gas: Laurel gas plant recording
• Clean Energy Advocate or Director
• In a Victory for Clean Water in Montana, Judge Rules that Montana DEQ Failed to Protect Water Near Rosebud Coal Mine 
• Conservation Groups Challenge State’s Approval of NorthWestern’s Gas Plant
• Nuclear Energy: Promising Future or Unnecessary Distraction?
• Celebrating 50 Years of Constitutional Rights
• The Environmental Injustices of Montana’s Mining Laws
• Why We Need Your Help With the 2021 Northwest Power Plan
• NorthWestern Energy announces intention to build Laurel gas plant without pre-approval from the Public Service Commission
• In a victory for clean air and clean energy, NorthWestern Energy withdraws Laurel gas plant application
• Don’t Fall for Gas – recording
• Down to Earth- September 2021
• 2021 Board of Directors Candidate Bios
• Protect and enhance Montana’s economy: Don’t mine the headwaters of the Smith (Op-ed)
• What does the 2021 IPCC report mean for Montana?
• Don’t Fall For Gas event series – UPDATED
• Montana opinion: State’s retreat from ‘bad actor’ enforcement is outrageous
• State removes roadblock to northwest Montana mines
• Environmental groups challenge DEQ over Big Sky development water pollution permit
• Organizations Challenge State Over Water Pollution Permit
• Montana drops ‘bad actor’ case against Hecla Mining CEO
• DEQ drops ‘bad actor’ claim against Hecla exec
• Montana Reduces Coal Ash Cleanup Bond at Power Plant
• Development Associate
• Hecla forging ahead with northwest Montana mines
• Clean energy advocates bring lawsuit to roll back FERC’s latest PURPA rules
• Down to Earth- June 2021
• Court Rules Montana has Jurisdiction to Enforce “Bad Actor” Law
• EPA Wipes Trump-Era Censored Science Rule from the Books
• Court: Montana ‘bad actor’ law applies to Idaho mining company
• This Solar Crypto Mine Plan Is Stranger Than Fiction
• Western States in Open Combat Over Coal, ‘Woke’ Renewables Push
• MEIC’s statement about NorthWestern Energy’s new gas plant in Laurel
• Revive Ban on Federal Coal Leasing, States, Groups Urge Court
• Environmental Groups Head to Court Against Biden Administration’s Defense of Federal Coal Leasing
• May 13, 2021 – Legislative Wrap-Up
• Opponents call for veto of Montana gravel mining bill
• Rosebud mine owner, union ask for veto on Colstrip fuel source bill
• Environmental groups launch new lawsuits on nationwide system used to permit pipelines
• This blanket permit makes it easier to build pipelines. Advocates are suing to stop it.
• Electric Vehicle Fees Jump Under MT Measure
• Legacy of pollution blocks prospects for future gold mine near Fort Belknap
• New lawsuit challenges ‘fast-track’ permits used for oil and gas pipelines nationwide
• Sustainable Missoula: Collaborating for the future
• Montanans concerned over possible fee hikes for electric car owners
• Army Corps Sued for Failure to Protect Waterways, Endangered Wildlife From Pipeline Construction
• Overnight Energy: EPA takes major step to battle climate change
• April 29, 2021 – Weekly Legislative Update
• Sustainable Missoula: Nourishing a thriving future
• Veto letter on SB 358: repealing numeric nutrient standards
• Effort to investigate environmental groups voted down
• Master veto list
• Things YOU Can Do This Week – Week of 4/26/21
• Bill by Colstrip Republican directs state attorney general to investigate Montana environmental organizations
• Montana Legislator Introduces Bill to Legally Target Environmentalists After Coal Bailout Fails
• April 22, 2021 – Weekly Legislative Update
• GOP lawmakers put brakes on controversial energy bill
• Colstrip bill reminds many of Montana’s energy deregulation debacle
• Haaland kicks off tenure focusing on climate and environmental injustice
• Diverse Coalition of 21 Moves to Defend Biden Administration’s Oil, Gas Leasing Pause
• Coalition Moves to Defend Biden Administration’s Oil, Gas Leasing Pause
• Things YOU Can Do This Week – Week of 4/19/21
• Legal strategy damaged Hecla permit bid
• Haaland creates climate task force, pledges to address environmental injustices
• April 15, 2021 – Weekly Legislative Update
• IEEFA U.S.: Colstrip legislation would slam NorthWestern customers with costs topping $1.3 billion over 20 years
• The Battle for the Soul of Montana
• Federal Court Halts Proposed Rock Creek Mine in Montana’s Cabinet Mountains
• NW Energy/Colstrip bill ignites fiery comments — again
• Judge strikes down initial approval for stalled Montana mine
• 200 Groups to Biden: Align Federal Fossil Fuel Programs With U.S. Climate Goals
• 4 states weigh plans to rescue coal plants
• Lawmakers back state action on Colstrip contract
• PSC staff: Northwestern’s Colstrip bill could cost ratepayers more
• Property rights v. public good
• Things YOU Can Do This Week – Week of 4/12/21
• Sustainable Missoula: Clark Fork has come far, but annual river cleanup still needed
• April 8, 2021 – Weekly Legislative Update
• Bill Could Allow NorthWestern To Pass Colstrip Costs Onto Ratepayers
• Controversial environmental bill one step closer to governor’s desk
• NorthWestern Energy’s Ploy to Block the Sun
• To ease housing crisis, GOP lawmakers look to ease development regs
• To ease housing crisis, GOP lawmakers look to ease development regs
• Down to Earth- March 2021
• Things YOU Can Do This Week – Week of 4/6/21
• Fort Belknap Indian Community sues to stop mine work
• Tribes sue to halt proposed mine work in Little Rocky Mountains
• Sustainable Missoula: If you plant it, they will come
• Press Release: Fort Belknap Indian Community, Conservation Groups Challenge Mining Plan
• April 1, 2021 – Weekly Legislative Update
• Fort Belknap Indian Community, conservation groups challenge mining plan
• Bill would allow fees for commenting on state environmental reviews
• Consumer risks too high in Colstrip bill, commissioners say
• Montana, Missoula could lose renewable energy goal if NorthWestern Energy avoids fine
• Things YOU Can Do This Week – Week of 3/29/21
• Withholding energy assistance
• Editorial: The bill that may be the worst of them all
• Coal Supporters Fight to Keep Colstrip Alive in Montana Legislature
• March 25, 2021 – Weekly Legislative Update
• Bill affecting NorthWestern Energy customers faces backlash
• Bill to boost Colstrip and coal-fired power blasted by critics
• A ‘wish list for NorthWestern’
• PSC votes to oppose Colstrip bailout bill as a ‘wish list’ for NWE
• Things YOU Can Do This Week – Week of 3/22/21
• Coal cuts: Aging power plants, cheap natural gas shutting off Montana coal
• March 18, 2021 – Weekly Legislative Update
• Bill would ease Montana gravel mining regulations
• Montana Lawmakers Consider Regulatory Takings Bill
• March 15, 2021 – Park County Environmental Council Legislative Update
• Congratulations to Secretary Haaland!
• Things YOU Can Do This Week – Week of 3/15/21
• Takings bill advances in Montana Legislature
• One year later: What COVID-19 taught us about fighting climate change
• Sustainable Missoula: Preschool encourages sustainability from the start
• March 11, 2021 – Weekly Legislative Update
• Lawmakers consider payment plan for coal mining back taxes
• A Tale of Two Grids: Texas and California
• Montana Legislative Session Carries Echoes Of The Last Time GOP Held Power
• House Bill 273 would lay the groundwork for nuclear development in Montana — and take voters out of the mix
• Things YOU Can Do This Week – Week of 3/9/21
• Lawmaker proposes bill allowing payment plan for coal mining back taxes
• Montana looks at next steps for Colstrip
• March 4, 2021 – Weekly Legislative Update
• First Half Success Stories
• Nuclear on the radar: Part II
• Nuclear on the radar: Part I
• MT may be dealing with ‘Carbon Collar’
• Feb. 25, 2021 – Weekly Legislative Update
• Electric Utility Regulators Modify Contract Terms For Small Energy Producers
• Climate group sponsors presentation on renewable energy
• Montana GOP usurps local choice with bill prohibiting regulation of food containers
• Increasing penalties for damaging energy infrastructure
• Things YOU Can Do This Week – Week of 2/22/21
• From coal to clean energy
• Weaponizing the weather
• ‘Join us on the right side of history:’ Thousands call on Daines to confirm Rep. Haaland
• 3 Things YOU Can Do This Week – Week of 2/16/21
• Letter to the Editor template for HB 273
• Who’ll pay to clean up Colstrip?
• Feb. 11, 2021 – From Coal to Clean Energy
• Capitol Monitor, Feb. 4, 2021
• 3 Things YOU Can Do This Week – Week of 2/8/21
• Feb. 4, 2021 – Weekly Legislative Update
• Federal Court Rejects Montana Coal Mine Expansion on Climate, Clean Air Grounds
• 3* Things YOU Can Do This Week – Week of 2/1/21
• 3 Things YOU Can Do This Week – Week of 1/24/21
• 3 Things YOU Can Do This Week – Week of 1/18/21
• Instructional Video – Lobbying Virtually in the 2021 Montana Legislature
• Jan. 14, 2021 – Weekly Legislative Update
• 3 Things YOU Can Do This Week – Week of 1/11/21
• Jan. 7, 2021 – Weekly Legislative Update
• MEIC’s Legislative Engagement Training (Jan 7&14, 2021)
• Something to Celebrate: A New Direction for the Department of Interior and a Strong Commitment to Climate
• We’re hiring! Communications and Engagement Director
• Congrats to Anne and Cari, MEIC’s new executive leaders.
• MEIC Challenges Federal Rule Limiting Clean Energy
• NorthWestern and FERC Stifle Solar Development
• Down to Earth- December 2020
• 2020 Holiday Party
• 2021 Montana Legislature: Buckle Up. It’s Going to Be Ugly
• Tell DEQ: No Water Permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline!
• Three Strikes and NorthWestern Energy is Out on Colstrip Purchase
• The Downside of Bozeman’s Climate Plan
• PSC Agrees with MEIC Against NorthWestern Overcharging Customers
• Jim Jensen Retires
• Tell the DEQ to say NO to Another Giant Coal Mine Expansion
• Make the Colstrip Plant Owners Actually Clean Up Their Mess!
• Should Montanans Be Forced to Pay for More of the Aging Colstrip Coal Plant?
• Down to Earth- August 2020
• MEIC Honors the Passing of Jim Posewitz
• Down to Earth – June 2020
• Down to Earth – March 2020
• Groups Challenge Copper Mine Proposal that Threatens the Smith River
• May 28th at 4pm – MEIC Quarantine Series – Coal Mining in Montana
• Submit Comments on NorthWestern Energy’s “Gas Procurement Plan”
• MEIC Quarantine Series – Presentations
• Contact Missoula County: Keep up the Protections Against Cryptocurrency
• The Smith River Mine Permit Has Been Released: These Are the Next Steps
• Submit Comments on draft Montana Climate Solutions Plan
• Billings Gazette Editorial: If Colstrip is such a good deal…
• NorthWestern caught with thumb on the scale against renewables, toward fossil fuels
• 3 Things To Do – Week of February 17th
• Press Release: NorthWestern Energy Doubles Down on Expensive Coal Plant
• 3 Things To Do – Week of February 3rd
• Debunking NorthWestern Energy’s Bogus Climate “Plan”
• Helena “Ready for 100” Info Session Presentation
• 3 Things To Do – Week of January 27th
• 3 Things To Do – Week of January 21st
• Push Back Against the Trump Administration’s weakening of the 2015 federal Coal Ash Rule
• Buyer Beware: Colstrip purchase would cost NorthWestern ratepayers millions
• Press Release: NorthWestern Energy Cynically Claims to Decrease Pollution by Buying More Coal
• MEIC in the Flathead
• A Reason to Give Thanks: Rooftop Solar Saved by Power of the People!
• Tell State to Reject Sham Colstrip Cleanup Plan
• Stop the Keystone XL Pipeline – Fight Back Today
• NorthWestern Energy Resource Plan
• Down to Earth- November 2019
• Climate Change, Mental Health, and Trees
• Protect Montana from Radioactive Fracking Waste
• The DEQ Wants to Expand Montana’s Largest Coal Mine
• Down to Earth – September 2019
• Pay Attention! A Final Decision on the Smith River Mine is Expected Any Day.
• What’s the Deal with NorthWestern Energy?
• Eastern Montana is Not a Sacrifice Zone
• Judge: NorthWestern illegally put off renewable energy projects, regulators didn’t enforce law
• 48 Hours to Speak Up for Montana Wilderness!
• Why Colstrip’s Closure Reminds Me of a Bad Country Song
• Down to Earth – May 2019
• NorthWestern Energy: Out of Step With the West
• Help Montana Solar Move Forward!
• 2019 Montana House Voting Record
• 2019 MEIC Legislative Voting Record
• 2019 Montana Senate Voting Record
• Speak Up for Our Smith River – Deadline May 10th
• Submit Comments on NorthWestern Energy Draft 2019 Resource Procurement Plan
• Power of the People
• Press Release: Solar Energy Development Given the Green Light in Montana
• Down to Earth — March 2019
• Thoughts from the Executive Director
• Bills to Increase Water Pollution Move Ahead
• Good Bills That Were Shot Down
• Should the State Encourage Clean Energy or Prevent Its Development?
• Cabinet Mountains Mines Stalled
• Should PSC oversight of monopoly utilities be strengthened or undermined?
• Coal Tidbits from Around Montana
• Coal and Colstrip-related Bills – Good, Bad and Nutty
• Smith River Mine – Get Ready to Fight Back
• NorthWestern Energy’s 2019 Draft Long-Term Resource Plan Released
• NorthWestern Energy’s Astounding, Appalling, and Audacious Proposals
• Spring Creek Mine Victory
• Climate Action: The Time is Now!
• HJ 4: Supports Coal Mining and Exports to Foreign Nations
• Your “Insider’s Guide” to the Legislature since 1973
• Guest Post: Will Carbon Capture and Sequestration Save Our Climate?
• Down to Earth – December 2018
• MEIC files legal challenge to Montana PSC, NorthWestern Energy to defend local renewable energy projects
• 2019 Legislative Raffle tickets on sale
• Tom Schneider Receives MEIC’s Highest Award
• MEIC Op-Ed: NorthWestern’s crusade against renewables
• Help Stop the Dirty Power Scam
• Down to Earth – September 2018
• Environmental groups say they’re suing over pollution at Colstrip coal mine
• Montanans watch closely as Trump shapes Supreme Court
• Initiative Would Reject Mines Destined to be Perpetual Polluters
• Yes or No on I-186: 20 years after cyanide ban, will voters approve another measure strengthening mining regulations?
• Comment on disclosure of dangerous chemicals
• Coal Plant Closures Continue – Montana Should Plan for the Inevitable
• What does the repeal of the Clean Power Plan mean for Montana?
• Colstrip coal units shut down after failing emissions tests
• Report: Montana falling behind nation in transition to renewable energy sources
• Montana’s Transmission System Ready For New Wind Energy, Report Says
• Tell NorthWestern Energy: Protect Customers and Invest in Clean Energy
• End Perpetual Pollution, Vote YES on I-186
• Former Montana Public Service Commissioner says state’s energy future bright
• Protect Our Public Lands From #1 Toxic Polluter
• New Report a Big Step Forward for Montana’s Renewable Energy Future
• Down to Earth – June 2018