State Stalls on WUI Code as More Houses Burn

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State Stalls on WUI Code as More Houses Burn

by Laura Collins  Montana is facing a growing and increasingly dangerous wildfire threat. Fueled by climate change, population growth, and...

September 10, 2025

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The Libby Exploration Project: Give an Inch, and Hecla Will Take a Mile

by Ben Catton  Hecla Mining Corporation’s plans to mine next to and underneath the Cabinet Mountains Wilderness are shortsighted and...

September 10, 2025

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Lincoln County Commissioners Petition for More Pollution in Montana’s Water

by Derf Johnson Open-pit coal mines in the Elk Valley of British Columbia are poisoning Montana’s Lake Koocanusa and Kootenay River with...

September 10, 2025

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It’s Coming: NorthWestern’s Next 20-Year Plan

by Nick Fitzmaurice  NorthWestern Energy is currently developing its 2026 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP). Under Montana law, regulated...

September 10, 2025

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Exempt Wells Place a Heavy Load on Lakes and Rivers

by Laura Collins We’ve barely begun “algae season,” and southwest Montana is already experiencing earlier and more widespread algae...

September 10, 2025

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Welcome, Maghan!

I have spent most of my life in Montana, where I earned a bachelor’s degree in social work and a certificate in public administration...

September 10, 2025

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From the ED: A Solar-Powered Marathon

by Anne Hedges  Every day can feel like a sprint filled with a constant bombardment of chaos, deregulation, cruelty and autocratic...

September 10, 2025

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Press Release: Montana Public Service Commission Declines Constitutional Responsibility to Consider Climate Change

Decision follows a February 2024 petition submitted by over 40 businesses and organizations asking the PSC to comply with the Montana...

September 2, 2025

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2025 Board of Directors Election

It is once again time to vote for MEIC’s board members. Only MEIC members can vote in the MEIC board election. MEIC members are those...

August 18, 2025

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Press Release: Montana DEQ releases sparse environmental assessment for NorthWestern Energy’s methane gas plant

DEQ’s court-order analysis includes one sentence about climate impacts of fossil fuel plant FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Aug. 4, 2025 MEDIA...

August 4, 2025

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