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Your “Insider’s Guide” to the 2015 Legislature

Volume 21, Number 1 — January 7, 2015 PDF Version Welcome to the first issue of MEIC’s Capitol Monitor for the 2015 legislative...

January 8, 2015

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New regulations: Coal industry, critics differ on cost to Montana consumers

HELENA – In their fight against federal rules to cut carbon emissions, the coal industry and its allies are producing studies saying the...

December 24, 2014

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Cost of compromise

On Dec. 3, Rep. Steve Daines stood shoulder-to-shoulder with Sens. Jon Tester and John Walsh in a joint press conference announcing the...

December 20, 2014

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Down to Earth – December 2014

Click on the link below to download the September 2014 issue of Down to Earth. In this issue: 2015 Montana Legislature Smith River Copper...

December 12, 2014

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Front protection bill also ‘releases’ areas from wilderness study

The Rocky Mountain Front Heritage Act, approved by the House of Representatives on Thursday as part of the National Defense Authorization...

December 8, 2014

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Top 5 Offensive Provisions of the Public Lands Rider

by Anne Hedges “When you’re willing to compromise your principles you’ve given up. You abandon them. When you compromise nature,...

December 4, 2014

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Montana energy interests, environmentalists, officials weigh in on EPA carbon rules

HELENA – Montana energy interests, environmentalists and others this week weighed in on the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed...

December 3, 2014

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Montana senators vote for Keystone pipeline

U.S. Sens. Jon Tester and John Walsh of Montana voted for the Keystone XL pipeline bill that was defeated Tuesday after failing to reach...

November 19, 2014

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We Know We Are Winning When… the Fossil Fuel Industry Says So

By Anne Hedges Okay, winning might be a stretch – there is no winning with climate change. But the biggest battle-front today...

October 27, 2014

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How the ALEC tech exodus ties to Montana

The American Legislative Exchange Council lost another corporate member last week. Less than a month after Microsoft said it would be...

October 1, 2014

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