Karen Knudsen Honored as MEIC’s Conservationist of the Year

By Cari Kimball When I lived in Missoula 14 years ago, I loved seeing how a river shapes the spirit of a place. People of all ages walk or...

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MEIC’s Anne Hedges Honored with Prestigious Award

On November 13, Anne Hedges was awarded the Headwaters Award from the NW Energy Coalition (NWEC). The Headwaters Award is named after the...

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Building People Power: Welcoming MEIC’s Community Connectors

By Shannon James As a grassroots advocacy organization, MEIC is only successful if we both invest in and draw upon our “people power.”...

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MEIC Directors Reflect on 2024, Look Forward to 2025

By Cari Kimball and Anne Hedges Wow, what a year and what a month… As we look back on everything that 2024 contained, we are heartened to...

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Press Release: Montanans Challenge Legislature’s New Policy to Conceal Documents

CONTACTS Rylee Sommers-Flanagan, Upper Seven Law, 406-396-3373, rylee@uppersevenlaw.com Derf Johnson, Montana Environmental Information...

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From a Board Member: Kathy Juedeman

By Kathy Juedeman This fall, I close out five years as MEIC board president, and my sixth year on the MEIC board. Looking at our progress,...

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Sen. Daines Proposes Privatizing Federal Lands, Skirting Protections

By Derf Johnson Montana’s only underground coal mine is Signal Peak’s Bull Mountain Mine north of Billings near Roundup. It has...

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NorthWestern Energy Moves to Acquire Majority of Antiquated Colstrip Plant

By Anne Hedges NorthWestern Energy is desperate for people to believe that our lights can only stay on if the utility owns more of the...

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Signal Peak’s Attempt to Rush Environmental Review Rejected by Federal Court

Signal Peak Energy’s Bull Mountain Mine is currently under the microscope for the serious damage it’s causing to our environment...

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DEQ Approves Transfer of Cyanide Heap Leach Mining Permit Near Norris

By Derf Johnson You read that right. You may be asking: Didn’t Montana ban cyanide heap leach mining 25 years ago through a citizen...

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