Down to Earth: September 2022

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Montana Land Development: The Montana Subdivision Inventory Project, 1975

In 1975, MEIC (then EIC) published a newsletter exploring land use and development issues in Montana. Check it out here....

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2022 Board of Directors Candidate Bios

It is once again time to vote for MEIC’s newest board members. Only MEIC members can vote in the MEIC board election. MEIC members...

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BLM to resconsider Montana, oil, gas and leases in Montana after settlement with environmmental groups

By Jonathan Ambarian, Missoula Current HELENA (KPAX) – The U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) says it will reconsider more than 100...

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Montana’s Unsung Hero

By Anne Hedges There are a lot of unsung heroes in this state but at MEIC, Adam McLane tops that list. Adam started working for MEIC in...

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Big Victory Against Leasing Coal on Public Lands

By Anne Hedges Victories against coal, oil, and gas development are extra sweet when they also involve protecting millions acres of public...

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Zinke’s Gift to the Coal Industry Ruled Illegal

By Anne Hedges Ryan Zinke was a climate disaster as Secretary of the Interior. Fortunately, a federal court in Montana recently ruled that...

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Two Victories on Oil & Gas Leasing

By Anne Hedges In early September, MEIC achieved two terrific legal victories on oil and gas development. Since these are late-breaking...

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It’s Time for a Real Investigation of Signal Peak’s Coal Mine

By Anne Hedges & Katy Spence Photo by: Jackie Coffin After years of illegal behavior, Signal Peak Energy was caught by the U.S....

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PSC Kicks the Can Down the Road with IRP rules

By Ian Lund When the Public Service Commission (PSC) published proposed rules on energy resource planning in July, MEIC sprung into action....

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