Judge Orders Release of Gianforte Comms with Bad Actor Mining Corporation

By Derf Johnson Over the past few years, Gov. Greg Gianforte has wrongfully withheld public documents from an official document request by...

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Montana Youth Get Their Day(s) in Court… and Win!!

By Anne Hedges Eleven of the 16 plaintiffs after Day 5 of the trial. Image via Daily Montanan. When 16 young Montanans sued the state over...

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DEQ Pursues Enforcement Action Regarding Zortman-Landusky, MEIC Files for Intervention

By Derf Johnson Water must be perpetually treated in the Little Rockies. It’s time to prohibit any further mining activities in the...

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NorthWestern Continues Construction Despite Missing Approvals

By Anne Hedges NorthWestern Energy subscribes to the attitude that it’s better to ask for forgiveness than permission when it comes to...

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NorthWestern Energy’s Plan to Use Customers as an ATM

By Anne Hedges  MEIC’s Katie Harrison in Great Falls on Aug. 14. Montanans can’t afford Montana’s largest utility. Right now,...

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Montana Updates Electric Vehicle Plan

By Kenzie Criswell Montana’s Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) and Department of Transportation (MDT) have joined efforts to...

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Montana Land Development: 50 Years Later

By Ann Schwend Average annual percent change in population by county from 1970 to 2021.  Source: Montana REAP. In 1972, Montana’s newly...

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Will the EPA Finally Tackle Forever Chemicals?

By Grace Gibson-Snyder Source: Walnut Valley Water District Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances, abbreviated as “PFAS” and often called...

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Healthcare and Climate Change

By Kenzie Criswell The connection between the climate crisis and its impact on public health is undeniable. The rise in forest fires and...

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Conversation with a Founder: Robin Tawney Nichols

By Katy Spence In the late ’60s and early ’70s, Montana’s environment didn’t have much representation in legislative processes,...

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