EPA Rules To Limit Coal’s Impacts: The Good, Bad, and Mediocre

By Anne Hedges The U.S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is finally releasing draft rules to reign in the numerous harmful impacts of...

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From the Executive Director: Pulling at the Threads of Injustice

By Cari Kimball It feels surreal to be sending an email about Down to Earth right now… but I’m sending it anyway,” wrote MEIC’s...

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Montanans react to ‘first of its kind’ climate trial in Helena

by Kelsey Merison, KTVQ BILLINGS — Montana is making headlines this week as the Held vs. Montana trial is underway in Helena. It’s...

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Judge Rules Montana Gas-Fired Plant Can Move Forward, While Landmark Climate Case Begins

by Darrell Proctor, POWER Magazine A judge has ruled that construction of natural gas-fired power plant in Montana can resume, two months...

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Down to Earth: June 2023

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Guest view: Montana youth lead the way – but they shouldn’t have to

The 16 youth plaintiffs of Held et al v. Montana, the first constitutional climate case to go to trial in United States’ history. The...

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Judge lifts stay on Laurel power plant construction

By Tom Lutey, Billings Gazette   NorthWestern Energy is resuming construction of its gas-fired power plant in Laurel following a court...

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‘To a Clean and Healthful Environment’

By Micah Drew, Flathead Beacon When voters ratified Montana’s constitution in 197, they enshrined a citizen’s right to a clean and...

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Montana lawmakers double down on fossil fuels in 2023 legislative session

By Amanda Eggert, Montana Free Press This article is part of a series on the youth-led constitutional climate change lawsuit Held v....

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Legislature overrides veto on state agency ‘right-to-know’ bill

By Nicole Girten, Daily Montanan At least one bill vetoed by Gov. Greg Gianforte will become law after a two-thirds majority vote by the...

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