By Anne Hedges and Katy Spence, Missoula Current
To say Montanans’ public health safeguards are under attack by the current Montana legislature is a gross understatement. The Montana Environmental Information Center (MEIC) has lobbied the Montana legislature for over 50 years, and this legislative session stands out as alarmingly hostile to clean air, clean water, and public health. Legislators are acting as if people across this state don’t rely on clean air, clean water and a healthy climate to survive and thrive, and many seem intent on taking those protections down to rock bottom.