The Mad Rush to Weaken Montana Water Quality Standards

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The Mad Rush to Weaken Montana Water Quality Standards

By Derf Johnson Clean rivers aren’t always at the top of our minds in the middle of winter, but due to some very consequential policy...

March 5, 2022

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DEQ Finally Heeds Tribal Concerns about Mining at Zortman-Landusky

By Derf Johnson Last September, at the invitation of the Fort Belknap Indian Community (FBIC), MEIC’s Katy Spence and I joined a number...

March 5, 2022

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The Laurel Generating Station’s Unsafe Pipeline

By Anne Hedges News is scarce regarding how NorthWestern Energy intends to proceed with its proposed methane-fired electricity-generating...

March 5, 2022

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Montana’s Do-Nothing Plan Will Prolong Hazy Skies

By Anne Hedges A hazy day at Glacier National Park. MEIC worked with NPCA and PCEC to host a live webinar about Regional Haze. Watch this...

March 5, 2022

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EPA Moves to Reverse Trump-Era Mercury Rule

By Anne Hedges The science is indisputable. Mercury and other toxins are harmful to people and wildlife. The good news is that technology...

March 5, 2022

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Clear Laws for Clean Cars

By Ian Lund The Montana Legislature’s Transportation Interim Committee is studying electric vehicles (EVs) this year. Its goal is to make...

March 5, 2022

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Nuclear Power: Brave New World or Deja Vu?

By Anne Hedges Nuclear power today is a complicated topic. For the last few decades, sky-high costs and concerns over safety, waste...

March 5, 2022

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Why Land Use Matters 101

By Cari Kimball When MEIC was formed in 1973 to give a voice to Montana’s environment at the State legislature, one of the...

March 5, 2022

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32 Organizations Ask NorthWestern’s Board for a Measurable Decarbonization Plan

By Anne Hedges In March, 32 organizations from across Montana sent a letter to NorthWestern Energy’s Board of Directors requesting they...

March 5, 2022

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Inside MEIC: The State of the Organization

Following their first year as co-directors, Anne Hedges and Cari Kimball sat down to discuss some of MEIC’s biggest victories,...

March 5, 2022

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