Montana Supreme Court Issues Victories for the Climate

By Anne Hedges “The world is experiencing a fast rise in temperature that is unprecedented in the geologic record, with the average...

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Junque Files: A Victory for Transparency in the Legislative Process

By Derf Johnson Montanans have one of the strongest — if not the strongest — right-to-know provisions in the country, which is...

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Trump Round 2: Rolling Back Public Health and Environmental Protections

By Katy Spence On March 12, Pres. Donald Trump’s new Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administrator Lee Zeldin proposed a giant step...

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Smith River Mine: A Difficult Loss at the Montana Supreme Court

By Katy Spence In early January, the Montana Supreme Court upheld the water-use permit granted by the Department of Natural Resources and...

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Legislative Overview: It’s Kind of Gruesome

By Anne Hedges This session is a doozy. The Senate began with a power struggle that continues to this day. National politics emboldened...

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2025 Legislature: MEPA on the Chopping Block

By Derf Johnson One of my professors at the University of Montana frequently used the quote, “The world is run by those who show up.” I...

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Energy Bills in the 2025 Legislative Session

By Nick Fitzmaurice This legislative session started with hundreds of energy-related bill draft requests. MEIC has kept a close watch and...

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Is NorthWestern Hoodwinking Customers as it Lures Data Centers into the State?

By Anne Hedges and Ben Catton  NorthWestern Energy likes to overcharge customers for capital investments and upgrades to its...

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Will Montana Become a Destination for Nuclear Waste?

By Nick Fitzmaurice Rep. Gary Parry (R-Colstrip) is trying to bring nuclear power to Colstrip, with two really bad nuclear bills that...

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Legislature has Mixed Results in Approaching Permanent Plastic Waste

By Ben Catton  Human consumption can exceed nature’s ability to replenish resources and absorb waste, especially with single-use,...

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