Press Release: President Grants Pollution Exemption to Coal Plant that Emits Most Air Toxins in the Nation

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Press Release: President Grants Pollution Exemption to Coal Plant that Emits Most Air Toxins in the Nation

The exemption will push the deadline for compliance with air toxics standards back by two years, despite every other similar coal plant...

April 8, 2025

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Trump Round 2: Rolling Back Public Health and Environmental Protections

By Katy Spence On March 12, Pres. Donald Trump’s new Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administrator Lee Zeldin proposed a giant step...

March 30, 2025

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Statement from MEIC’s Anne Hedges: Gaslighting Americans is no way to protect clean air, water and land

Gaslighting Americans is no way to protect clean air, water and land Lying to Americans is no way to protect clean air, water and land....

March 12, 2025

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Protect the Cabinet Mountains

The Kootenai National Forest is currently accepting public comments regarding its environmental review of proposed mining activities in the...

February 19, 2025

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What good is saving the planet if we’ve mined it to oblivion?

By Katy Spence MEIC staff has long participated in the Western Mining Action Network (WMAN), a coalition of anti-hard rock mining advocates...

December 10, 2024

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Canadian Selenium: Glencore Buys Teck, the IJC Starts Up, and Pollution Crosses Borders

By Derf Johnson Water and pollution run downhill. This glaring observation couldn’t be more poignant when considering what’s happening...

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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DEQ Pursues Enforcement Action Regarding Zortman-Landusky, MEIC Files for Intervention

By Derf Johnson Water must be perpetually treated in the Little Rockies. It’s time to prohibit any further mining activities in the...

September 15, 2023

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Tribes, Partner Organizations Sue DEQ Over “Bad Actor” Law

by Derf Johnson One of Gov. Gianforte’s more brazen decisions in his first year in office, which will have broad ranging implications for...

December 19, 2021

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The Environmental Injustices of Montana’s Mining Laws

By Derf Johnson Mining is a dirty business. There’s really no way around it. Mitigation activities can certainly be incorporated into...

September 29, 2021

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