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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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Montana’s Officials Need to Go Back to School

By Cari Kimball The sun isn’t up ’til 6:45am, the breeze through the aspens sounds like the rush of a river, and the school supply...

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Administrative and Development Assistant

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How To Be an Advocate: Participating in Montana Public Processes

We’ve always been impressed with MEIC members’ knowledge and drive when it comes to participating in public, usually governmental,...

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MEIC Statement on Recent Supreme Court Decisions

Last week, the Supreme Court released its ruling in West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency. The Court gutted the U.S....

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From a Board Member

By Madison Hebner In this and future issues of Down to Earth, we’ll be featuring pieces from all of our board members so you can get to...

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