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Even When You Win You Lose

MEIC wins lawsuit against coal plant – despite erroneous press reports By Anne Hedges This week MEIC and other conservation groups...

June 15, 2015

Court Strikes Down Coal Pollution Rule, Environmentalists And Coal Industry Cheer

A federal appeals court on Tuesday struck down a rule meant to reduce haze from coal burned in Montana. Environmentalists were critical...

June 10, 2015

Montana reactions mixed on EPA fracking report

HELENA –A draft report by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on the effect of fracking on drinking water is drawing opposite...

June 9, 2015

Montana rails form crucial link in world energy chain, leaders say

Energy doesn’t help anybody if it can’t get where it’s wanted, and Montana forms a crucial link in the energy transportation chain,...

April 30, 2015

Contact Governor Bullock Today

Dirty Coal and Water Bills Headed to his Desk Need to be Vetoed While a number of this session’s anti-environment bills were defeated due...

April 20, 2015

Groups honor former legislator Carol Williams as Conservation Champion

Maybe she doesn’t owe it all to Butte, but Carol Williams’ hometown was integral in forging the conservation ethic she’s known...

March 31, 2015

Bill prohibiting perpetual mine pollution voted down

HELENA – A bill to prohibit the state from permitting mines that require perpetual remediation was voted down on party lines and tabled...

March 30, 2015

Mining bill sees support from industry and conservation groups

Mining advocates and conservation groups that often oppose each other on mining-related legislation found some common ground Monday with a...

March 23, 2015

Property rights bill would hobble state agencies

More than two dozen Republican legislators are cosponsoring a bill intended to strengthen private property rights by prohibiting state...

March 13, 2015