From a Board Member: Jim Sayer

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From a Board Member: Jim Sayer

by Jim Sayer Greetings from spring-bedazzled Missoula … and thank you for being a part of this essential organization! As a 20-year MEIC...

June 5, 2025

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Price Tag for Laurel Gas Plant Remains Primary Issue in Rate Case

by Nick Fitzmaurice In July 2024, NorthWestern Energy filed a rate increase application with the Public Service Commission (PSC). The...

June 5, 2025

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DEQ Gets an “F” in Environmental Analysis for NorthWestern’s Gas Plant

by Anne Hedges Just when you think the Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) cannot get any worse, it does. The Montana Supreme...

June 5, 2025

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Montanore Mine Receives FAST-41 Designation

by Derf Johnson Earlier this year, the U.S. Forest Service released its draft environmental assessment (EA) for the proposed Montanore...

June 5, 2025

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Trump and Congress Try to Revive Dying Coal Industry

by Anne Hedges As the saying goes, “the Stone Age didn’t end because we ran out of stones,” and neither are we moving away from coal...

June 5, 2025

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Coal Mining, Signal Peak Making Moves at the Congressional Level

by Derf Johnson The Trump Administration and the new U.S. Senate and House majorities have made no secret of their disdain for...

June 5, 2025

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Legislative Recap: MEPA and Water Quality Suffer Setbacks, But Session Had Some Bright Spots

by Anne Hedges & Derf Johnson There are so many victories and losses in a single session that it is difficult to write a legislative...

June 5, 2025

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Pushing Against Nuclear

by Nick Fitzmaurice In 1978, Montana voters passed an initiative to require a citizen referendum to approve any nuclear power generating...

June 5, 2025

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2025 MEIC Legislator Scorecard

MEIC’s Legislative Voting Record has provided objective, factual information about the most important environmental legislation for...

June 5, 2025

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MEPA Gets Scapegoated…Again

by Anne Hedges When the Montana Supreme Court ruled that Montanans’ fundamental constitutional right to a clean and healthful environment...

June 5, 2025

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