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Lawmakers can now keep bill draft info private. Few opt to allow public access

By Austin Amestoy, Montana Public Radio Fewer than a third of Montana’s state lawmakers have signed a waiver allowing the public to view...

January 15, 2025

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Farewell, and thanks for everything from MEIC’s Executive Director Cari Kimball

I am writing with the important update that I will be stepping away from my role as Executive Director of MEIC after the first week of...

January 10, 2025

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Webinar Recording: MEIC Weekly Legislative Update, Jan. 9, 2025

It’s the kick-off to Legislative Update Season! In this video, we review how a bill moves through the Legislature and when you can...

January 10, 2025

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Environmental impacts of Yellowstone Generating Station under review

By Ren Wadsworth, NonStop Local Anne Hedges, Executive Director of the Montana Environmental Information Center, explained,...

January 9, 2025

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Now hiring: MEIC Development Officer

This position has been filled. Position Summary: The Montana Environmental Information Center (MEIC) is a non-partisan, non-profit...

January 9, 2025

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Supreme Court ruling means DEQ must assess greenhouse gas emissions of new power plant

By Ellis Juhlin, MTPR The Montana Supreme Court Friday affirmed a lower court ruling finding that state environmental regulators failed to...

January 6, 2025

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News Release: Water-use permit for the Black Butte Copper Mine upheld by the Montana Supreme Court

For Immediate Release: Jan. 2, 2025 Media Contacts:  Bonnie Gestring, Earthworks, bgestring@earthworks.org, 406-546-8386 David Brooks,...

January 2, 2025

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Viewpoint: State officials refuse to address climate change

By Anne Hedges, Missoula Current If the role of elected officials is to serve the people, Montana officials have missed the memo. Instead,...

December 26, 2024

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MEIC’s Derf Johnson testimony at U.S. Committee on House Administration hearing on American Confidence in Elections: Prohibiting Foreign Interference

On December 18, 2024, MEIC’s Derf Johnson testified before the U.S. Committee on House Administration on stopping foreign...

December 20, 2024

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Montana’s Energy Transition: A Five Part Series

Download this facts sheet as a PDF. In this five-part series featured in Down to Earth, MEIC’s Energy Transition Advocate, Nick...

December 13, 2024

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