Welcome, Caroline Canarios!

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Welcome, Caroline Canarios!

I’m eager to join MEIC’s team as Land and Water Policy Advocate. In this role, I advocate for sustainable land use practices,...

June 20, 2026

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BPA Prepares for New Leadership as DOE Weighs in on Market Decision

by Nick Fitzmaurice The Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) is a federal electricity and transmission marketing agency that covers much...

June 16, 2026

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The PSC: To Elect or Appoint?

by Anne Hedges A former Montana Public Service Commissioner once told me that being term-limited was unfortunate because after nearly eight...

June 14, 2026

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Septic Wastewater Gets a Pass

by Derf Johnson This spring, the Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) released a Draft Programmatic Environmental Assessment...

June 14, 2026

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Victory for Gravel Pit Neighbors While DEQ Tries to Fast-Track Permitting

by Anne Hedges While the state is busy trying to minimize its oversight of opencut mines (gravel pits), a Missoula district court judge...

June 14, 2026

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Keystone “XXL” Debuts in Northeastern Montana

  by Shannon James This spring, many Montanans experienced a familiar and unwelcome sense of déjà vu. A new tar sands pipeline...

June 14, 2026

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The Big Blackfoot Needs Help

by Ben Catton and Derf Johnson 2026 marks the 50th anniversary of Norman Maclean’s A River Runs Through It and Other Stories. The world...

June 8, 2026

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A Victory for Clean Water in Northwest Montana

by Derf Johnson and Katy Spence Massive, mountain-top removal coal mine operations in the Elk Valley of British Columbia are causing what...

June 8, 2026

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From a Board Member: Roger Sullivan

by Roger Sullivan Different paths have led each of us to MEIC. My path traces back to 1989 when I returned from a trip to find that,...

June 8, 2026

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From the ED: Some Days are Harder Than Others

by Anne Hedges The attacks keep coming. Elimination of public health protections. Giving taxpayer money to the fossil fuel industry....

March 24, 2026

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