Will Cities Adopt Montana’s New Climate-Conscious Building Codes?

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Will Cities Adopt Montana’s New Climate-Conscious Building Codes?

By Ian Lund More than 43% of all energy consumed in the U.S. is used to heat or cool buildings. Globally, about one-third of all carbon...

September 5, 2022

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As Montana Prepares for EVs, Legislators Weigh Taxes

By Ian Lund Electric vehicles (EVs) are coming, and Montana is getting ready. Thanks to the federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act,...

September 5, 2022

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Massive Colstrip Coal Mine Expansion Approval Challenged

By Derf Johnson While leaders and decision-makers in the U.S. and across the world are taking proactive, positive steps to directly address...

September 5, 2022

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Building Sustainable Montana Communities

By Ann Schwend If effectively managing land and water wasn’t complicated enough, Montana is now experiencing a housing shortage that is...

September 5, 2022

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MEIC and Montana’s Progressive Constitution

By Derf Johnson This year marks the 50th anniversary of Montana’s Constitution, an incredibly ambitious and remarkably forward-thinking...

September 5, 2022

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How does the Montana Constitution change?

It’s no secret that some factions in Montana’s political landscape are looking to make big changes to the Montana Constitution. MEIC is...

September 5, 2022

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The Inflation Reduction Act: Two Steps Forward, One Step Back

By Ian Lund, Katy Spence, Anne Hedges There’s no doubt about it: the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) is groundbreaking legislation for...

September 5, 2022

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MEIC Hits the Road in Eastern Montana

By Melissa Nootz This summer, I traveled across parts of central and eastern Montana to visit both long-time and newer MEIC members, and I...

September 5, 2022

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DEQ: Ignoring Neighbors Makes Permitting Faster

By Anne Hedges If the speed of permitting is the only metric by which to measure success, then the opencut mining program is a huge...

September 5, 2022

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Meet Ann Schwend

Montana has been discovered. With so many people wanting to live here, finding affordable housing is a challenge. I have been working in...

September 5, 2022

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