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EPA may finally look at coal ash regulation, much needed in Montana

When rancher Clint McRae first saw the swirling green and white ponds of arsenic, boron, mercury and lead-containing sludge 10 miles from...

March 17, 2014

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Green groups take comments on EPA’s new proposal to regulate carbon emissions

Statewide and local environmental groups took public comment on Thursday evening to forward to the Environmental Protection Agency on a...

March 10, 2014

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Down to Earth – February 2014

Click on the link below to download the February 2014 issue of Down to Earth. In this issue: Colstrip Air Pollution Victory MEIC Sues...

February 26, 2014

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Coal quandary: Avista uses cheap power, but Inslee wary

COLSTRIP, Mont. – On Montana’s eastern plains, there’s a town that was built to burn coal and produce electricity for the...

February 24, 2014

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What Resources will Meet Montana’s Electricity Needs in the Future?

By Kyla Maki Montana’s largest energy utility, NorthWestern Energy (NWE) has filed a plan with the Montana Public Service Commission...

February 21, 2014

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PPL Montana agrees to install pollution monitors

HELENA — PPL Montana has agreed to install new pollution monitors at its Colstrip and Corette coal-fired plants. The monitors are part...

February 14, 2014

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NorthWestern: PPL coal plants are losing money

HELENA – PPL Montana’s coal-fired electrical generating plants are costing the power company millions of dollars, according to...

February 12, 2014

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MEIC sues Attorney General over records

The Montana Environmental Information Center has sued Attorney General Tim Fox, alleging Fox illegally withheld documents that should be...

February 6, 2014

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EPA Agrees to Adopt Coal Ash Regulations by the End of 2014

By Anne Hedges This week brought good news.  After years of negotiation, litigation, promises made, and promises broken, MEIC, a Native...

February 3, 2014

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Thank You for Your Support in 2013!

By Molly Severtson, Director of Major Gifts 2013 was another great year for MEIC, and our members and supporters – YOU! – are the...

January 30, 2014

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