2024 Board of Directors Election

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2024 Board of Directors Election

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

September 24, 2024

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Press Release: Federal Court Clarifies 2023 Changes to National Environmental Policy Act For First Time

Ruling Denies Rushed Environmental Review Request For Bull Mountain Coal Mine Expansion   CONTACTS Jackson Chiappinelli, Earthjustice,...

August 21, 2024

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Speak up for Clean Air: Tell our elected officials that MATS is good for Montana

The EPA recently released new Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) that would apply to coal-fired power plants such as the Colstrip...

August 9, 2024

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Statement from MEIC’s Anne Hedges on NorthWestern Energy’s announcement about acquiring Puget Sound Energy’s shares of the Colstrip coal-fired power plant.

NorthWestern Energy’s announcement of its intention to acquire Puget Sound Energy’s shares of the unreliable Colstrip plant is...

July 31, 2024

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Press Release: Tribes, Conservation Groups Vow Continued Fight Against Irresponsible Mining After “Bad Actor” Retirement

Phillips Baker, Jr., retires from Hecla Mining Company leaving unreclaimed mining disasters behind   CONTACTS Shiloh Hernandez,...

July 11, 2024

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Congress Moving in Wrong Direction with Passage of ADVANCE Act

by Nick Fitzmaurice In 1978, Montanans passed an initiative with the support of 65% of the voters to require a vote of the public to...

July 9, 2024

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From a Board Member: Beth Taylor-Wilson

By Beth Taylor-Wilson “There is No Wealth on a Dead Planet.” So said a sign I saw at a recent climate rally full of young activists....

July 1, 2024

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OSM Rejects Legislation that Weakened Water Protections

By Derf Johnson Protecting Montana’s water is no easy task. It’s about tenacity, buckling up for the long-haul, being nimble and...

July 1, 2024

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Montana and Wyoming BLM to Phase Out Federal Coal Leasing

By Derf Johnson VICTORY – In a historic shift, indicative of the dramatic movement towards cleaner sources of energy, the Biden...

July 1, 2024

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Senator Daines Carries Water for Corrupt Coal Corporation

By Derf Johnson Barrels upon barrels of ink have been spilled on news stories covering the criminal enterprise in the Bull Mountains known...

July 1, 2024

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