From the ED: Some Days are Harder Than Others

by Anne Hedges The attacks keep coming. Elimination of public health protections. Giving taxpayer money to the fossil fuel industry....

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Environmental Activists Find Community — and Calls to Action — Online

by Peyton Olson Effective activism has always depended on meeting people where they are, and in today’s world, that increasingly means...

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MEIC Who: Michael Jarnevic

by Denise Roth Barber Long-time MEIC member Michael Jarnevic is a retired U.S. Army Sergeant Major with 42 years of continuous service...

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Press Release: Montana Groups File Appeal Over Bull Mountains Coal Mine AM6 Expansion

Groups claim Montana DEQ failed to analyze impacts to, water, agriculture, wildlife, climate and the community For Immediate Release: March...

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Community Rallies to Push Against Gravel Pit on the Blackfoot

by Katy Spence Last fall, Missoula residents (including myself) were alarmed to see posters around town highlighting a potential threat to...

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“Safe Until Proven Harmful” is Not Safe

by Ben Catton Since adoption in 1976 and its strengthening in 2016, the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) has helped keep dangerous...

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Legislative Ideas Abound in Interim Policy Committees

by Ben Catton, Nick Fitzmaurice, and Shannon James This may not be a legislative year, but development of certain legislative concepts for...

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North Plains Connector Could Increase Access to Clean, Affordable, and Reliable Energy

by Nick Fitzmaurice We can’t decarbonize the energy system without improving the transmission backbone of the electric grid. The North...

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Trump Says Climate Change No Longer Matters

by Shannon James In February, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) revoked its own endangerment finding — the scientific and legal...

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NorthWestern Wants Customers to Pay for More of Colstrip — Whether We Need It or Not

by Anne Hedges On January 1, 2026, NorthWestern Energy acquired a whopping 592 megawatts (MW) of the Colstrip plant. This increased...

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