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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Event Recording — Transmission and the Climate Panel Discussion

How can updating and expanding electric transmission line infrastructure be part of a climate solution that supports Montana workers? This...

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Press Release: Conservation and agriculture groups challenge Montana’s approval of Bull Mountain coal mine expansion

Legal complaint cites the State’s failures to consider harms to water, agriculture, wildlife, safety.   CONTACTS Jackson...

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