Take Action: Tell DEQ that Big Sky’s Quarry Project Would Harm the Gallatin River

Thanks to our partners at Upper Missouri Waterkeeper for organizing and sharing this action! Send a message now to help protect the...

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MEIC Legislative Huddle

MEIC has long been gearing up for the upcoming 2023 Montana Legislative Session, and we’re inviting you into the huddle to preview the...

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Signal Peak: A Timeline of Corruption

Signal Peak operates the Bull Mountains Mine north of Billings, Montana. The Bull Mountain mine is Montana’s only underground coal mine...

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From a Board Member

By Zuri Moreno You’re Invited! What: 68th Montana Legislative Session When: Jan 2, 2023 – April 2023 Where: Montana State Capitol...

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The 2023 Legislature: Your Constitutional Rights Are in Jeopardy

By Anne Hedges In case anyone was thinking that Montana’s 2023 Legislative Session might be better for the environment than the grueling...

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Sustainable Communities Legislative Outlook

By Ann Schwend A quick scan of the bill draft requests for the upcoming 2023 Legislative Session and a glance into our crystal ball predict...

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How to Get Involved at the Legislature: A Menu

  This article was published in the Dec. 2022 issue of Down To Earth.  Read the full issue here.  ...

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Another (!) Expansion of the Rosebud Coal Mine Ruled Illegal

By Derf Johnson MEIC’s Derf Johnson (center) at the Area F site with Earthjustice’s Shiloh Hernandez (left) and former MEIC board...

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NorthWestern Energy Wants Customers to Pay $364 More Each Year

By Anne Hedges As reported in the last issue of Down to Earth, NorthWestern Energy is asking the Montana Public Service Commission to allow...

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Another Challenge to NorthWestern’s Methane Plant Near Laurel

By Anne Hedges In October, Earthjustice, on behalf of the Thiel Road Coalition, MEIC, and Northern Plains Resource Council, asked a state...

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