State OKs copper exploration at head of Smith River

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State OKs copper exploration at head of Smith River

The state is allowing a Canadian company to dig deep into the ground to explore for copper near a tributary of the famed Smith River north...

January 17, 2014

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Opinions mixed on Bullock’s first quarter of term

Gov. Steve Bullock gets mixed reviews, often but not always following party lines, for his first year as Montana’s chief...

January 2, 2014

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What does the Fox say? (Montana’s Attorney General Tim Fox, that is)

By Derf Johnson Attorney General Tim Fox is taking extreme positions that compromise our Montana values and our fundamental right to a...

December 20, 2013

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KC Golden at MEIC’s 40th Anniversary Rendezvous

MEIC was honored to have Climate Solutions Senior Policy Advisor and 2012 recipient of the Heinz Award for Public Policy KC Golden speak at...

December 13, 2013

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Down to Earth – December 2013

Click on the link below to download the December 2013 issue of Down to Earth. In this issue: NorthWestern Energy to Buy Dams Court Victory...

December 10, 2013

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Montana: Big Sky country at an environmental crossroads

GLENDIVE, Mont. — In the kitchen of a small white farmhouse down a corrugated dirt road, through a sea of grass, Irene Moffett pointed at...

December 3, 2013

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Hiring of outside law firm for coal comments sparks questions

MISSOULA – A state lawmaker wants to know why Attorney General Tim Fox hired an out-of-state law firm to draft comments in opposition to...

December 2, 2013

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PPL releases amount of improvements done at Colstrip power plant

HELENA — Data released as part of a recently settled freedom-of-information lawsuit show that PPL Montana spent more than $127 million...

November 26, 2013

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Judge Directs EPA To Cough Up A Timeline For Finalizing Coal Ash Rules

WASHINGTON — A federal judge has called on the Environmental Protection Agency to come up with a plan for finalizing federal...

October 30, 2013

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PSC denies NW Energy claims for lost revenue from conservation efforts

HELENA – The state Public Service Commission says NorthWestern Energy has overstated how much revenue it loses from energy-conservation...

October 28, 2013

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