Zinke Votes For Toxic Coal Ash Bill, Removing Safeguards for Montana’s Water

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 23, 2015 Contact: Anne Hedges, MEIC, (406) 461-9546 Derf Johnson, MEIC, (406) 581-4634 Zinke Votes For Toxic...

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Montana Ahead of the Game in Court Ruling on Mercury

HELENA, Mont. – The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday the costs of implementing smokestack technology to control mercury pollution should...

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IEEFA Report: Two More Aging Coal-Fired Power Plants That Should Be Retired

A new report published by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis shows in deep detail how two aging coal-fired units at...

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‘Smith River Memories’ campaign opposes copper mine plan

Two of Montana’s most outspoken groups opposing a proposed copper mine a mile from a tributary of the Smith River have launched a video...

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Conservation groups launch Smith River social media campaign

Two Montana conservation groups this week launched a social media campaign to protect the Smith River, which they say is threatened by a...

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Proposed mining activities prompt campaign highlighting Smith River

Proposed mining activities at the headwaters of Montana’s Smith River have prompted the release of a video and social media campaign...

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Even When You Win You Lose

MEIC wins lawsuit against coal plant – despite erroneous press reports By Anne Hedges This week MEIC and other conservation groups...

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Court Strikes Down Coal Pollution Rule, Environmentalists And Coal Industry Cheer

A federal appeals court on Tuesday struck down a rule meant to reduce haze from coal burned in Montana. Environmentalists were critical...

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Montana reactions mixed on EPA fracking report

HELENA –A draft report by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on the effect of fracking on drinking water is drawing opposite...

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Down to Earth – May 2015

Click on the link below to download the May 2015 issue of Down to Earth. In this issue: Otter Creek Mine and the Tongue River Railroad...

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