Canadian Selenium: Glencore Buys Teck, the IJC Starts Up, and Pollution Crosses Borders

By Derf Johnson Water and pollution run downhill. This glaring observation couldn’t be more poignant when considering what’s happening...

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Housing Task Force Finalizes Housing Crisis Recommendations

By Laura Collins Gov. Greg Gianforte’s Housing Task Force recently finalized a set of recommendations aimed at addressing the state’s...

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Subdivision Loophole Undermines Communities and the Environment

By Laura Collins Montana’s Subdivision and Platting Act (MSPA) is intended to ensure the orderly growth and development of...

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Montana Businesses Support a Smith River Mineral Withdrawal; Does Yours?

By Derf Johnson A number of Montana businesses are speaking up in defense of the Smith River and supporting a mineral withdrawal of the...

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Montana’s Energy Transition Part 4: Expanding Transmission

By Nick Fitzmaurice Previous Down to Earth issues have explored the concept of the energy transition, numerous interrelated transformations...

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MEIC Investigates Air Pollution at Kevin-Sunburst Oil Field with Well Done Foundation

MEIC and the Well Done Foundation recently conducted a field tour of the Kevin-Sunburst oil field in north central Montana outside of...

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MEIC Summer Events

  This article was published in the October 2024 issue of Down To Earth.  Read the full issue here.  ...

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AAA: Daines’ Bill is Misleading

MEIC is fortunate to partner with the Apsáalooké Allottees Alliance (AAA), an Indigenous, nonprofit advocacy organization dedicated to...

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Webinar Recording — NorthWestern Energy’s 2024 Rate Case

NorthWestern Energy has returned to the Montana Public Service Commission (PSC) asking for permission to reach into customers’ pockets...

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Conservationists seek to defend basic federal oil and gas fiscal reforms from industry complaint 

For immediate release: October 8, 2024 Contacts: Ally Beasley, Western Environmental Law Center, 575-751-0351, beasley@westernlaw.org...

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