HB 576 & SB 392: The Next Chapter in the Story of the Coal Industry’s Undue Influence on Montana Government

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HB 576 & SB 392: The Next Chapter in the Story of the Coal Industry’s Undue Influence on Montana Government

By Derf Johnson For anyone that paid attention to MEIC’s lobbying efforts during the 2023 Montana Legislature, you will recall two bad...

December 1, 2023

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Signal Peak mine causes surface damage, safety hazards

By Anne Hedges Aerial view of subsidence cracks as a result of Signal Peak mining. Photo from WELC. MEIC joined a dozen other conservation...

December 1, 2023

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Judge Temporarily Suspends Enforcement of Bad Coal Laws

By Derf Johnson In a very important step toward protecting our climate, water quality, and the ability for the public to participate in...

September 15, 2023

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Coal Mining’s Last Gasp at the Legislature?

By Derf Johnson As the United States and the world continue to shift to cleaner, more affordable energy sources, Montana policy-makers...

June 15, 2023

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EPA Rules To Limit Coal’s Impacts: The Good, Bad, and Mediocre

By Anne Hedges The U.S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is finally releasing draft rules to reign in the numerous harmful impacts of...

June 15, 2023

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Judge Protects Bull Mountains’ Water, Ranchers from Coal Mine

By Anne Hedges The Signal Peak coal mine cannot get its story straight, and a federal judge has finally put the brakes on mining federal...

March 15, 2023

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Montana Legislature: A Race to the Bottom on Coal, Water Regulations

By Derf Johnson The Rosebud Mine north of Billings. While the coal industry is in a long-term structural decline both in the United States...

March 15, 2023

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Another (!) Expansion of the Rosebud Coal Mine Ruled Illegal

By Derf Johnson MEIC’s Derf Johnson (center) at the Area F site with Earthjustice’s Shiloh Hernandez (left) and former MEIC board...

December 5, 2022

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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...

September 5, 2022

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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...

September 5, 2022

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