Sen. Daines Proposes Privatizing Federal Lands, Skirting Protections

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Sen. Daines Proposes Privatizing Federal Lands, Skirting Protections

By Derf Johnson Montana’s only underground coal mine is Signal Peak’s Bull Mountain Mine north of Billings near Roundup. It has...

October 15, 2024

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NorthWestern Energy Moves to Acquire Majority of Antiquated Colstrip Plant

By Anne Hedges NorthWestern Energy is desperate for people to believe that our lights can only stay on if the utility owns more of the...

October 15, 2024

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Signal Peak’s Attempt to Rush Environmental Review Rejected by Federal Court

Signal Peak Energy’s Bull Mountain Mine is currently under the microscope for the serious damage it’s causing to our environment...

October 15, 2024

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AAA: Daines’ Bill is Misleading

MEIC is fortunate to partner with the Apsáalooké Allottees Alliance (AAA), an Indigenous, nonprofit advocacy organization dedicated to...

October 15, 2024

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Press Release: Conservation and agriculture groups challenge Montana’s approval of Bull Mountain coal mine expansion

Legal complaint cites the State’s failures to consider harms to water, agriculture, wildlife, safety.   CONTACTS Jackson...

September 30, 2024

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Statement from MEIC’s Anne Hedges on NorthWestern Energy’s announcement about acquiring Puget Sound Energy’s shares of the Colstrip coal-fired power plant.

NorthWestern Energy’s announcement of its intention to acquire Puget Sound Energy’s shares of the unreliable Colstrip plant is...

July 31, 2024

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Montana and Wyoming BLM to Phase Out Federal Coal Leasing

By Derf Johnson VICTORY – In a historic shift, indicative of the dramatic movement towards cleaner sources of energy, the Biden...

July 1, 2024

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Senator Daines Carries Water for Corrupt Coal Corporation

By Derf Johnson Barrels upon barrels of ink have been spilled on news stories covering the criminal enterprise in the Bull Mountains known...

July 1, 2024

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Montanans Don’t Deserve Highest Coal Plant Pollution Rate in the Nation

By Anne Hedges The Colstrip plant in eastern Montana is the nation’s number one bad actor for toxic air pollution. Colstrip Unit 4 has...

July 1, 2024

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Coal Train Pollution Subject of EPA Meeting

By Derf Johnson Anyone who’s stood next to train tracks in Montana or floated under a railroad bridge knows that coal trains pollute....

July 1, 2024

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