Press Release: Montana Residents Challenge State’s Granting of Undisclosed Waiver for Bridger Pipeline Construction

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Press Release: Montana Residents Challenge State’s Granting of Undisclosed Waiver for Bridger Pipeline Construction

Montana Residents Challenge State’s Granting of Undisclosed Waiver for Bridger Pipeline Construction Montana DEQ issued illegal waiver by...

June 26, 2026

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Press Release: Conservation groups challenge Montana DEQ’s violation of rights to know and participate in permitting process around Blackfoot River gold mine

For immediate release: June 25, 2026 Media Contacts: Derf Johnson, MEIC | djohnson@meic.org | 406-443-2520 Andrew Gorder, CFC,...

June 25, 2026

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Press Release: Massive mining proposal on public lands near Helena deserves more time, public meeting

Conservation groups request more time, information about massive mining project on public lands near Helena The project sits entirely...

June 17, 2026

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Press Release: Groups Seek Intervention in NorthWestern Energy Data Center Tariff Proceeding

Groups Seek Intervention in NorthWestern Energy Data Center Tariff Proceeding Intervention looks to prevent cost shifting to residential...

June 15, 2026

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The PSC: To Elect or Appoint?

by Anne Hedges A former Montana Public Service Commissioner once told me that being term-limited was unfortunate because after nearly eight...

June 14, 2026

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Septic Wastewater Gets a Pass

by Derf Johnson This spring, the Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) released a Draft Programmatic Environmental Assessment...

June 14, 2026

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Victory for Gravel Pit Neighbors While DEQ Tries to Fast-Track Permitting

by Anne Hedges While the state is busy trying to minimize its oversight of opencut mines (gravel pits), a Missoula district court judge...

June 14, 2026

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Keystone “XXL” Debuts in Northeastern Montana

  by Shannon James This spring, many Montanans experienced a familiar and unwelcome sense of déjà vu. A new tar sands pipeline...

June 14, 2026

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The Big Blackfoot Needs Help

  by Ben Catton and Derf Johnson 2026 marks the 50th anniversary of Norman Maclean’s A River Runs Through It and Other Stories. The...

June 14, 2026

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Webinar: NorthWestern Energy’s IRP Revisited: A Plan for Montana’s Energy Future and How You Can Get Involved

  In this June 11 webinar, MEIC outlined the major shortcomings in NorthWestern’s IRP, discussed what has been changed since...

June 12, 2026

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