The Continued Unraveling of Montana’s Water Protections

By Derf Johnson Despite overwhelming support from the public for clean water, as soon as the session begins, water quality protections...

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Cabinet Mountains: Forest Service Releases Draft EA on Mining

By Derf Johnson For decades now, MEIC and our partners have been fighting against a set of proposed silver and copper mines that will be...

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Welcome, Denise Roth Barber!

Hello! As MEIC’s new Development Officer, I am responsible for developing and implementing strategies to gain, retain, and increase...

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Canadian Coal Mines & Water Pollution: IJC Update

By Katy Spence The International Joint Commission (IJC) has progressed in its pursuit to mitigate and reclaim the selenium pollution...

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The Only Constant in Life is Change

By Anne Hedges The old phrase (of debated origin) sums up life at MEIC. There have been so many moments over my 32 years at MEIC when I...

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Down to Earth: March 2025

Click the icon at the bottom right to view the issue full screen. March 2025 The audio edition of this episode is in the works....

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Trump rolls back Biden coal policies

By Amanda Eggert, Montana Free Press The reversals have implications for Montana’s Colstrip power plant and the Spring Creek Mine....

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Webinar Recording: MEIC Weekly Legislative Update, March 13, 2025

With the transmittal break underway, MEIC’s lobbying team is taking a short breather from the Capitol. This week, we’ll discuss...

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‘Damn concerned’: Some in Butte worry EPA cuts harkening to days of Copper Kings

By Duncan Adams, Bozeman Daily Chronicle A statement from the Montana Environmental Information Center cited examples of pollution past and...

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Statement from MEIC’s Anne Hedges: Gaslighting Americans is no way to protect clean air, water and land

Gaslighting Americans is no way to protect clean air, water and land Lying to Americans is no way to protect clean air, water and land....

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